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Factors associated with late stage at diagnosis among Puerto Rico’s government health plan colorectal cancer patients: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Late stage at diagnosis of cancer is considered a key predictor factor for a lower survival rate. Knowing and understanding the barriers to an early diagnosis of colorectal cancer is critical in the fight to reduce the social and economic burden caused by cancer in Puerto Rico. This stud...

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Autores principales: Ortiz-Ortiz, Karen J., Ríos-Motta, Ruth, Marín-Centeno, Heriberto, Cruz-Correa, Marcia, Ortiz, Ana Patricia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4971714/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27488381
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-016-1590-4