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Developing an Integrated Service Planning Tool: Lessons Learnt from Planning the WSLHD Thoracic Oncology Program

International Journal of Integrated Care
Volume 25 (2025): Issue 2
By: Kylie Smythe,  David Greenfield,  Anita Calderan,  Paul Harnett,  Alison Derrett,  Adnan Nagrial and  Kathy Eljiz  
Open Access
|Apr 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.8976 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
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Language: English
Submitted on: Oct 16, 2024
Accepted on: Apr 9, 2025
Published on: Apr 22, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
health service planning,
strategic planning,
stakeholder engagement,
lung cancer

© 2025 Kylie Smythe, David Greenfield, Anita Calderan, Paul Harnett, Alison Derrett, Adnan Nagrial, Kathy Eljiz, published by Ubiquity Press
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