A new method for analyzing diagnostic delay in gynecological cancer

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 712-717

  Vandborg, Mai Partridge ^a,b   Edwards, Kasper ^c   Kragstrup, Jakob ^b   Vedsted, Peter ^d   Hansen, Dorte Gilsa ^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

Diagnostic delay; Gynecological cancer; Process mapping

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DENMARK; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MAPPING TOOL; THERAPY DELAY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE TUBE TUMOR;

DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 84863653596     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IGC.0b013e31824c6d0e     Document Type: Article

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