Factors influencing late consultation among patients with rectal bleeding in University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1335-1339

  Hashim, Syahnaz Mohd ^a   Omar, Khairani ^a   Fah, Tong Seng ^a   Rashid, Radzniwan Abdul ^a   Daud, Tuti Iryani ^a   Shah, Shamsul Azhar ^a   Sagap, Ismail ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cancer symptom; Colorectal cancer diagnosis; Malaysia; Presentation; Rectal bleeding

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955952378     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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