Delay in referral to a specialist soft-tissue sarcoma unit

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 443-448

  Clark, M A ^a   Thomas, Joseph Meirion ^a  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delay; Diagnosis; Sarcoma; Soft tissue sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERVIEW; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; LIPOSARCOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; SARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 17144426081     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2004.11.016     Document Type: Article

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