Initial symptoms and delay in patients with penile carcinoma

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 319-325

  Skeppner, Elisabet ^a,b   Andersson, Swen Olof ^a,b   Johansson, Jan Erik ^a,b   Windahl, Torgny ^a,b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Delay; Doctors' delay; Initial symptoms; Patients' delay; Penile carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECZEMA; ERYTHEMA; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENIS AMPUTATION; PENIS CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; ECZEMA; ERYTHEMA; EXANTHEMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PENILE NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SKIN ULCER; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84866540090     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: 16512065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365599.2012.677473     Document Type: Article

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