Symptoms and diagnostic delay in ovarian cancer: A summary of the literature

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-65

  Jayde, Victoria ^a   White, Kathryn ^b   Blomfield, Penny ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Experience; Nursing; Ovarian cancer; Symptoms; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953707529     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.2009.34.1.055     Document Type: Article

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