Telephone and 'Straight-to-Test' Model in Triaging Urgent Suspected Cancer Referrals in a Head and Neck Clinic.

Kiakou M, Wong BL, Chatzistefanou I, Puvanendran M

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.114075
Published: 2026 Aug
Container: Cureus
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@article{allodium:10.7759/cureus.114075,
  title = {Telephone and 'Straight-to-Test' Model in Triaging Urgent Suspected Cancer Referrals in a Head and Neck Clinic.},
  author = {Kiakou M and Wong BL and Chatzistefanou I and Puvanendran M},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Cureus},
  doi = {10.7759/cureus.114075},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.114075}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Telephone and 'Straight-to-Test' Model in Triaging Urgent Suspected Cancer Referrals in a Head and Neck Clinic.
AU  - Kiakou M
AU  - Wong BL
AU  - Chatzistefanou I
AU  - Puvanendran M
PY  - 2026
JO  - Cureus
DO  - 10.7759/cureus.114075
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.114075
ER  -

APA

M, K., BL, W., I, C., & M, P. (2026). Telephone and 'Straight-to-Test' Model in Triaging Urgent Suspected Cancer Referrals in a Head and Neck Clinic.. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.114075

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