Causes of delay in seeking treatment in patients with breast cancer in Iran: A qualitative content analysis study

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 4511-4515

  Rastad, Hadis ^a   Khanjani, Narges ^a,b   Khandani, Behjat Kalantari ^c  

^a Department of Epidemiology and Statistics   (Iran)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Delay; Iran; Kerman; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874001683     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.9.4511     Document Type: Article

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