Clinical Oncology
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 4-12 , February 2012

The Beliefs and Knowledge of Patients Newly Diagnosed With Cancer in a UK Ethnically Diverse Population

  • K. Lord

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK
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  • A.J. Mitchell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK
    • Department of Cancer Studies and Molecular Medicine, University of Leicester, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK
    • ,
  • K. Ibrahim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK
    • ,
  • S. Kumar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK
    • ,
  • N. Rudd

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK
    • ,
  • P. Symonds

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cancer Studies and Molecular Medicine, University of Leicester, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationAuthor for correspondence: P. Symonds, Department of Cancer Studies and Molecular Medicine, University of Leicester, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester LE1 5WW, UK. Tel: +44-116-258-6294; Fax: +44-116-258-7599.

Received 14 December 2010 ,Revised 19 April 2011 ,Accepted 24 April 2011.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clon.2011.05.008

Clinical Oncology
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 4-12 , February 2012

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