The relationship of symptoms and psychological factors to delay in seeking medical care for breast symptoms

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 374-378

  Meechan, Geraldine ^a   Collins, John ^b   Petrie, Keith J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast symptoms; Delay; Psychological factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DISEASE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME;

EID: 12244278251     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-7435(02)00053-1     Document Type: Article

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