Use of support services in a sample of patients with high-risk primary melanomas in urban, regional and rural Queensland.

CONCLUSION: Use of support services is lower among rural patients and other sub-groups of primary melanoma patients who have poorer prognoses than others. Implications for public health: Appropriate triage to support services is required for rural and other vulnerable patient groups to ensure optimal patient care.
PMID: 28370956 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - March 28, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: von Schuckmann LA, Smithers BM, Khosrotehrani K, Beesley VL, van der Pols JC, Hughes MB, Green AC Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research