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Smokers are less likely than non-smokers to seek help for a lung cancer ‘alarm’ symptom
BACKGROUND: The majority (>85%) of lung cancer cases are linked with smoking, and prognosis is poor because it is often diagnosed at a late stage. One contributor to late-stage diagnosis could be patient delay in help-seeking. We investigated the help-seeking behaviour of smokers and non-smokers...
Autores principales: | Friedemann Smith, C, Whitaker, K L, Winstanley, K, Wardle, J |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4941149/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26911574 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-208063 |
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