Factors influencing delay in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer: A study protocol

BMC Cancer

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Esteva, Magdalena ^a   Ramos, Maria ^b   Cabeza, Elena ^b   Llobera, Joan ^a   Ruiz, Amador ^c   Pita, Salvador ^d   Segura, Josep M ^e   Cortés, Jose M ^f   González Lujan, Luis ^g   Casamitjana, Montse ^h   Egido, Angelo ⁱ   Rodríguez, José M ^j   de Marcos, Lourdes ^k   Bastida, Nuria ^l   Gonázlez, Matilde ^m   Calvet, Silvia ^m   Ferrer, Silvia ⁿ   Boada, Albert ^o   Macià, Fransesc ^h   Coscollar, Carlos ^p   Melus, Elena ^q   Olivan, Barbara ^f   Camats, Carmen ^r   Delso, Pilar ^r   Pascual, Aida ^s   Alonso, Vicente ^t   Yus, Carmen ^t   Arroyo, Teresa ^u   Costa, Ana ^v   Timoneda, Clara ^u   Bosca, Marta M ^u   Balza, Nelly ^u   Villagrasa, Rosa A ^u   Espí, Alejandro ^u   Ripoll, Joana ^w   Manzano, Hermini ^x   Company, Maria ^y   Amengual, Isabel ^z   Forteza, Aina ^x   Novella, Maria ^aa   Martín Rabadan, Maria ^ab   Bennassar, Maria L L ^ac   Pértega, Sonia ^d   Louro, Arturo ^ad   Serrano, Joaquín ^ad   Arnal, Francisco ^d   more..

^a Primary Health Care Mallorca District   (Spain)

^b Balearic Department of Health   (Spain)

^c Primary Care Majorca   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

^e C Agy Hlth Technol Assess Res   (Spain)

^f INSTITUTO ARAGONÉS DE CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD   (Spain)

^g Valencia Health Agency   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

ⁱ ABS Raval Sud   (Spain)

^j CAP Casc Antic   (Spain)

^k INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^l Lluis Saye Primary Care Centre   (Spain)

^m La Mina Health Centre   (Spain)

ⁿ IDIAP Jordi Gol   (Spain)

^o Primary Care Centre Poble Sec   (Spain)

^p Primary Care Centre Arrabal   (Spain)

^q Actur Sur Health Centre   (Spain)

^r Primary Care Centre Tarazona   (Spain)

^s Aragon Health Sciences Institute   (Spain)

^t HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^u HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

^v Nazaret Health Center   (Spain)

^w Research Unit   (Spain)

^x HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SON ESPASES   (Spain)

^y HOSPITAL SON LLÀTZER   (Spain)

^z HOSPITAL DE MANACOR   (Spain)

^aa HOSPITAL CAN MISSES   (Spain)

^ab Primary Care Centre Can Misses   (Spain)

^ac Primary Care Centre Son Serra   (Spain)

^ad Primary Care Centre Cambre   (Spain)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH BELIEF; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SPAIN; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYMPTOM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL TUMOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INTERVIEW; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; TIME; TIME MANAGEMENT;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC FACTORS; HOSPITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TIME FACTORS; TIME MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34250792271     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-7-86     Document Type: Article

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