The initial cancer pathway for children - One-fourth wait more than 3 months

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 655-662

  Ahrensberg, Jette Møller ^a   Schrøder, Henrik ^b   Hansen, Rikke Pilegaard ^a   Olesen, Frede ^a   Vedsted, Peter ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Delay; Diagnostic pathway; GP involvement; Time intervals

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CHILDHOOD CANCER; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84860482789     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2012.02625.x     Document Type: Article

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