"delays" in diagnosis: A misleading concept, yet providing opportunities for advancing clinical care

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 169-172

  Barr, Ronald D ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical importance; Delays in diagnosis; Lag time

Indexed keywords

AGE; ASTROCYTOMA; BONE TUMOR; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GERM CELL TUMOR; GLIOMA; HEALTH PROMOTION; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; KIDNEY TUMOR; LEUKEMIA; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MELANOMA; NEUROBLASTOMA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOBLASTOMA; REVIEW; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; SURVIVAL TIME;

AWARENESS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84897555546     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000000108     Document Type: Review

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