Relationship of diagnostic and therapeutic delay with survival in colorectal cancer: A review

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 43, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 2467-2478

  Ramos, Maria ^a   Esteva, Magdalena ^b   Cabeza, Elena ^a   Campillo, Carlos ^a   Llobera, Joan ^b   Aguiló, Antonio ^c  

^a Balearic Department of Health   (Spain)

^b Primary Health Care Mallorca District   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Colorectal neoplams; Diagnostic delay; Survival; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY DELAY;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 36049032809     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2007.08.023     Document Type: Article

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