Socio-demographic and other patient characteristics associated with time between colonoscopy and surgery, and choice of treatment centre for colorectal cancer: A retrospective cohort study

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Goldsbury, David ^a   Harris, Mark Fort ^b   Pascoe, Shane ^b   Olver, Ian ^c   Barton, Michael ^d   Spigelman, Allan ^e   O'Connell, Dianne ^a  

^a CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c CANCER COUNCIL AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d Liverpool Health Service   (Australia)

^e ST VINCENT'S CLINIC   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SCREENING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON RESECTION; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONSULTATION; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMICOLECTOMY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECTUM ANTERIOR RESECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURGEON;

EID: 84863714942     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001070     Document Type: Article

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