Editorial: Delays in lung cancer care: Time to improve

Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1303-1304

  Gould, Michael K ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; LUNG NODULE; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL STATUS; THERAPY DELAY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LUNG TUMOR; NOTE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD; TIME; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LUNG NEOPLASMS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449568623     PISSN: 15560864     EISSN: 15561380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3181bbaff4     Document Type: Editorial

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