Patient perceptions of barriers to the early diagnosis of lung cancer and advice for health service improvement

Family Practice

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 436-444

  Walton, Lisa ^a   McNeill, Rob ^a   Stevens, Wendy ^a   Murray, Melissa ^a   Lewis, Chris ^b   Aitken, Denise ^c   Garrett, Jeff ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c Rotorua Hospital   (New Zealand)

^d MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Access to care; Cancer care oncology; Continuity of care; Doctor patient relationship; Primary care.

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ACCESS TO CARE; CANCER CARE/ONCOLOGY; CONTINUITY OF CARE; DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PRIMARY CARE.;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84881337861     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmt001     Document Type: Article

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