Does this lung nodule need urgent review? A discrete choice experiment of Australian general practitioners

Abstract Background Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in Australia. Guidelines suggest that patients with suspected lung cancer on thoracic imaging be referred for urgent specialist review. However, the term “suspected” is broad and includes the common finding of lung nodules, whi...

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Main Authors: P. Brownell, F. Piccolo, F. Brims, R. Norman, D. Manners
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-020-1053-x