Empowering patients? The role of self-referral in early cancer detection.

Walker A, Bradley SH, Callister ME, Davidson EJ, Falkingham J, Neal RD

DOI: 10.3399/bjgp.2026.0049
Published: 2026 Apr 1
Container: The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
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@article{allodium:10.3399/bjgp.2026.0049,
  title = {Empowering patients? The role of self-referral in early cancer detection.},
  author = {Walker A and Bradley SH and Callister ME and Davidson EJ and Falkingham J and Neal RD},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners},
  doi = {10.3399/bjgp.2026.0049},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp.2026.0049}
}

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AU  - Falkingham J
AU  - Neal RD
PY  - 2026
JO  - The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
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A, W., SH, B., ME, C., EJ, D., J, F., & RD, N. (2026). Empowering patients? The role of self-referral in early cancer detection.. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp.2026.0049

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