Rethinking diagnostic delay in cancer: how difficult is the diagnosis?

BMJ. 2014 Dec 9:349:g7400. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g7400.

Authors

Georgios Lyratzopoulos¹, Jane Wardle², Greg Rubin³

Affiliations

¹ Cambridge Centre for Health Services Research, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0SR, UK gl290@medschl.cam.ac.uk.
² Health Behaviour Research Centre, University College London, London, UK.
³ School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Health, University of Durham, Durham, UK.

PMID: 25491791
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g7400

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Biomedical Research
Delayed Diagnosis*
General Practice
Health Policy
Humans
Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Primary Health Care*
Referral and Consultation*
Time Factors
United Kingdom
United States

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