A qualitative study of delay among women reporting symptoms of breast cancer

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 51, Issue 473, 2001, Pages 967-971

  Burgess, C ^a   Hunter, M S ^a   Ramirez, A J ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Consultation; Delay; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT GUIDANCE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POPULATION RISK; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035210606     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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