The relative length of the patient and the primary care interval in patients with 28 common and rarer cancers

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 112, Issue , 2015, Pages S35-S40

  Lyratzopoulos, G ^a,b   Saunders, C L ^b   Abel, G A ^b   McPhail, S ^c   Neal, R D ^d   Wardle, J ^a   Rubin, G P ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health; Interval; Interventions; Patient; Primary care; Public; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RARE DISEASES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RARE DISEASES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85027945377     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2015.40     Document Type: Article

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