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Prevalence and Barriers to Lung Cancer Screening in Karachi, Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Smokers and Physicians

BACKGROUND: Early detection of lung cancer using low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) can potentially reduce morbidity and mortality. However, LDCT for lung cancer screening, especially in low income countries, has been underutilized. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and the...

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Autores principales:	Abbasi, Aleeza, Siddiqi, Rabbia, Owais, Aatika, Laeeq, Tooba, Ali, Sara N, Mushahid, Zonaira, Ahsan, Syed M, Jatoi, Aliya S, Abbasi, Aleena, Butt, Ifrah, Ali, Ruba, Abbasi, Maham, Jaffri, Syeda Naintara N, Jabir, Mariam, Khanani, Hajra, Fatima, Kaneez
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Cureus 2017
Materias:	Epidemiology/Public Health
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5472400/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28630806 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1248

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