Reasons for patient's delay in diagnosis of breast carcinoma in Pakistan

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 7409-7414

  Memon, Zahid Ali ^a   Shaikh, Anum Nizamuddin ^b   Rizwan, Sundus ^b   Sardar, Maimoona Batool ^b  

^a DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Diagnosis; Health behavior; Patient delay

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROGNOSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84893346953     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.12.7409     Document Type: Article

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