Ovarian cancer symptom awareness and anticipated time to help-seeking for symptoms among UK women

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 163-171

  Low, Emma L ^a   Waller, Jo ^a   Menon, Usha ^a   Jones, Annwen ^b   Reid, Frances ^a   Simon, Alice E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Ovarian Cancer Action   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BLOATING; DEFECATION HABIT; EATING DISORDER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONALITY; ETHNICITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CANCER; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; RECALL; RECOGNITION; TELECONSULTATION; UNITED KINGDOM; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879389882     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jfprhc-2012-100473     Document Type: Article

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