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Determining patient and primary care delay in the diagnosis of cancer – lessons from a pilot study of patients referred for suspected cancer
BACKGROUND: There is no validated way of measuring diagnostic delay in cancer, especially covering patient and primary care delays. An instrument is needed in order to determine the effect of potential interventions to reduce delay and improve cancer morbidity and mortality. METHODS: Development of...
Autores principales: | Neal, Richard D, Pasterfield, Diana, Wilkinson, Clare, Hood, Kerenza, Makin, Matthew, Lawrence, Helen |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2259302/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18234092 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-9-9 |
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