Educational interventions for primary healthcare professionals to promote the early diagnosis of cancer: A systematic review

Education for Primary Care

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 274-290

  Schichtel, Markus ^a   Rose, Peter W ^a   Sellers, Charlotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer detection; Cancer education; Complex interventions; Delay; Early diagnosis

Indexed keywords

EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REMINDER SYSTEM; REVIEW;

EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REMINDER SYSTEMS;

EID: 84881271126     PISSN: 14739879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14739879.2013.11494186     Document Type: Article

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