Who and what influences delayed presentation in breast cancer?

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1343-1348

  Burgess, C C ^a   Ramirez, A J ^a,c   Richards, Ma ^a   Love, S B ^b  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; GP delay; Patient delay; Psychological response; Type of symptom

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0031911810     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.224     Document Type: Article

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