Reasons for diagnostic delay in gynecological malignancies

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 967-974

  Vandborg, Mai Partridge ^a,b   DePont Christensen, René ^b   Kragstrup, Jakob ^b   Edwards, Kasper ^c   Vedsted, Peter ^d   Hansen, Dorte Gilså ^b   Mogensen, Ole ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Alarm symptoms; Cancer suspicion; Delay; Gynecological malignancies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY CANCER; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINA BLEEDING; VULVA CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DENMARK; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VULVAR NEOPLASMS; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83055178979     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IGC.0b013e31821d2770     Document Type: Review

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