Reconceptualising Rural Cancer Inequalities: Time for a New Research Agenda
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Symptomatic Experience
3. Rural Locations
4. A New Research Agenda
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Dobson, C.; Rubin, G.; Murchie, P.; Macdonald, S.; Sharp, L. Reconceptualising Rural Cancer Inequalities: Time for a New Research Agenda. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 1455. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph17041455
Dobson C, Rubin G, Murchie P, Macdonald S, Sharp L. Reconceptualising Rural Cancer Inequalities: Time for a New Research Agenda. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(4):1455. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph17041455
Chicago/Turabian StyleDobson, Christina, Greg Rubin, Peter Murchie, Sara Macdonald, and Linda Sharp. 2020. "Reconceptualising Rural Cancer Inequalities: Time for a New Research Agenda" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 4: 1455. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph17041455