Patient- and system-related diagnostic delay in breast cancer: Evidence from Alexandria, Egypt

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-19

  Abdel Fattah, Moataz M ^a   Anwar, Mohammed A ^b   Mari, Ettore ^c   El Shazly, Medhat K ^a   Zaki, Adel A ^a   Bedwani, Ramez N ^a   Nicolucci, Antonio ^c  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast; Cancer; Diagnostic delay; Egypt

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0033003817     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/9.1.15     Document Type: Article

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