Barriers to early diagnosis of cancer in primary care: A needs assessment of GPs

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Daly, H ^a   Collins, Claire ^a  

^a IRISH COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL SERVICE; IRELAND; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM;

EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 38049181499     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: 03323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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