A prospective study of peri-diagnostic and surgical wait times for patients with presumptive colorectal, lung, or prostate cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 56-62

  Grunfeld, E ^a,b   Watters, J M ^b,c   Urquhart, R ^a   O'Rourke, K ^b   Jaffey, J ^c   Maziak, D E ^b   Morash, C ^b   Patel, D ^b   Evans, W K ^d  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Diagnosis; Health services; Lung cancer; Prostate cancer; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58149265022     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604819     Document Type: Article

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