Delays in diagnosing cancer: Threat to the patient-physician relationship;Des délais dans le diagnostic du cancer: Une menace à la relation médecin-patient

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 49, Issue JULY, 2003, Pages 857-860

  Sisler, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURVIVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; EXPECTATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; TIME FACTORS; TIME MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0037704850     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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