Factors contributing to delayed diagnosis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 633-636

  Leong, Jern Lin ^a   Fong, Kam Weng ^b   Low, Wong Kein ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Diagnosis; Nasopharyngeal neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EPITHELIUM; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGAPORE; SKILL;

EID: 0032786432     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022215100144718     Document Type: Article

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