Determinant factors for diagnostic delay in operable breast cancer patients

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 53-59

  Montella, M ^a,b,c   Crispo, A ^a,b,c   D Aiuto, G ^a,b,c   De Marco, M ^a,b,c   De Bellis, G ^a,b,c   Fabbrocini, G ^a,b,c   Pizzorusso, M ^a,b,c   Tamburini, M ^a,b,c   Silvesrtra, P ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Epidemiology Surgical Oncology ^*  (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age; Breast cancer; Education; Medical delay; Medical profession; Overall delay; Patient delay; Tumour size

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035105059     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-200102000-00006     Document Type: Article

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