Diagnostic delay of breast cancer - An analysis of claims to Swedish Board of Malpractice (LÖF)

Breast

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 539-542

  Hafström, Larsolof ^a,b   Johansson, Henry ^b,c   Ahlberg, Jon ^d  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b The Swedish Patient Claims Panel   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d The County Council's Mutual Insurance Company   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diagnostic delay; Medico legal consequences; Recurrent disease; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; COMPENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT CANCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWEDEN; THERAPY DELAY;

EID: 82955212738     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: 15323080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2011.06.007     Document Type: Article

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