The haiti breast cancer initiative: Initial findings and analysis of barriers-to-care delaying patient presentation

Journal of Oncology

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Sharma, Ketan ^a,b,c   Costas, Ainhoa ^a,b   Damuse, Ruth ^d   Hamiltong Pierre, Jean ^d   Pyda, Jordan ^a,b,e   Ong, Cecilia T ^a,b,c   Shulman, Lawrence N ^f   Meara, John G ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Clinique Bon Sauveur   (Haïti)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^f BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BARRIER TO CARE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELAYED PATIENT PRESENTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DENIAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNICITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEAR; FEMALE; HAITI; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; STIGMA; SYMPTOM;

EID: 84879342733     PISSN: 16878450     EISSN: 16878469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/206367     Document Type: Article

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