Primary care system factors and clinical decision-making in patients that could have lung cancer: A vignette study in five balkan region countries

Petek, Davorina; Assenova, Radost; Foreva, Gergana; Babić, Svjetlana Gašparović; Šter, Marija Petek; Prebil, Nuša; Puia, Aida; Smyrnakis, Emmanouil; Harris, Michael

doi:10.2478/sjph-2022-0007

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Primary care system factors and clinical decision-making in patients that could have lung cancer: A vignette study in five balkan region countries

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