Socioeconomic patient characteristics predict delay in cancer diagnosis: a Danish cohort study

Socioeconomic patient characteristics predict delay in cancer diagnosis: a Danish cohort study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Delay in cancer diagnosis may be important for cancer prognosis. Large individual variations in the duration of delay have been observed. This study examines whether patients' socioeconomic characteristics are predictors of long...

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Main Authors:	Sokolowski Ineta, Sørensen Henrik, Olesen Frede, Hansen Rikke, Søndergaard Jens
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2008-02-01
Series:	BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:	http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/8/49

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