Delay in diagnosis of children with cancer: A retrospective study of 315 children

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-48

  Haimi, Motti ^a   Nahum, M Peretz ^a   Arush, M Weyl Ben ^a  

^a MEYER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Diagnosis delay; Doctor's delay; Early detection; Lag time; Late diagnosis; Parent's delay

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPITHELIUM TUMOR; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PARAMETER; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; SOLID TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISRAEL; NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0346503150     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010490263579     Document Type: Article

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