Sociodemographic factors and delays in the diagnosis of six cancers: Analysis of data from the 'National Survey of NHS Patients: Cancer'

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1971-1975

  Neal, R D ^a   Allgar, V L ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delay; Diagnosis; Pre Hospital; Referral; Secondary care; Sociodemographic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS DELAY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; CAUCASIAN; COLORECTAL CANCER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIVORCE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORBIDITY; NEGRO; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OVARY CANCER; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGED; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEOPLASMS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL CLASS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 21244501666     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602623     Document Type: Review

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