Influences of cancer symptom knowledge, beliefs and barriers on cancer symptom presentation in relation to socioeconomic deprivation: A systematic review

BMC Cancer

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  McCutchan, Grace M ^a   Wood, Fiona ^a   Edwards, Adrian ^a   Richards, Rebecca ^a   Brain, Kate E ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barriers to symptom presentation; Cancer beliefs; Patient delay; Socioeconomic status; Symptom knowledge

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEAR; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT WORRY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSIS; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGY;

EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEAR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84951731293     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12885-015-1972-8     Document Type: Article

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