Women's perceptions of events impeding or facilitating the detection, investigation and treatment of breast cancer

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 183-193

  Bairati, I ^a,b   Fillion, L ^a   Meyer, F A ^a   Hery C ^a   Larochelle, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cancer care; Continuity in care; Patient perception; Waiting list

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 33645723796     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2005.00635.x     Document Type: Article

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