Understanding the reasons why patients delay seeking treatment for oral cancer symptoms from a primary health care professional: An integrative literature review

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 118-124

  Noonan, Brendan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Delayed presentation; Diagnostic delay; Patient delay; Treatment delay

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPREHENSION; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DELAYED PRESENTATION; DIAGNOSTIC DELAY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH TUMOR; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DELAY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; THERAPY DELAY; TIME;

DELAYED PRESENTATION; DIAGNOSTIC DELAY; PATIENT DELAY; TREATMENT DELAY;

ADULT; AGED; COMPREHENSION; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84893648253     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2013.07.005     Document Type: Review

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