Delays in referral of soft tissue sarcomas

Sarcoma

Volumn 2008, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Johnson, G D ^a   Smith, G ^a   Dramis, A ^b   Grimer, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SURGICAL WARD; TIME;

EID: 41149122642     PISSN: 1357714X     EISSN: 13691643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/378574     Document Type: Article

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