Delays in the diagnosis and treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer

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Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 693-697

  Sulu, Ebru ^a   Tasolar, Oktay ^a   Takir, Huriye Berk ^a   Tuncer, Leyla Yagci ^a   Karakurt, Zuhal ^a   Yilmaz, Adnan ^a  

^a Sureyyapasa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Investigation Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Delays; Diagnosis; Nonsmall cell lung cancer; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APPLICATION INTERVAL; ARTICLE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOCTOR INTERVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT DELAY; PHYSICIAN DELAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERRAL DELAY; REFERRAL INTERVAL; THERAPY DELAY; TIME; TREATMENT INTERVAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 84856821241     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: 20382529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1700/1018.11083     Document Type: Article

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