Radiography
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 5-8 , February 2012

Early diagnosis of cancer by imaging: The primary care perspective

Received 21 July 2011 ,Accepted 7 October 2011.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2011.10.002

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