Comparing diagnostic delay in cancer: A cross-sectional study in three european countries with primary care-led health care systems

Family Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-78

  Murchie, Peter ^a   Campbell, Neil C ^a   Delaney, Elizabeth K ^a   Dinant, Geert Jan ^b   Hannaford, Philip C ^a   Johansson, Lennart ^c   Lee, Amanda J ^a   Rollano, Piotr ^d   Spigt, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Näsets Läkargrupp   (Sweden)

^d Värdcentralen Kirseberg   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CANCER THERAPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; EUROPE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MELANOMA; NETHERLANDS; OVARY CANCER; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSTATE CANCER; SWEDEN; TESTIS CANCER; UNITED KINGDOM; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT CANCER;

EID: 84856182142     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmr044     Document Type: Article

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