Evaluating the delay prior to primary care presentation in patients with lung cancer: a cohort study

Background: Little is known about 'within-patient delay', which is the time from first symptom of lung cancer to contacting primary care. Aim: Primary outcomes were length of within-patient delay and the proportion of total delay it represents. Secondary outcomes were factors causing delay...

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Main Authors: Jalpa Kotecha, Allan Clark, Matthew Burton, Wei Yee Chan, Di Menzies, Ulrike Dernedde, Rachel Banham, Andrew Wilson, William Craig Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Royal College of General Practitioners 2021-04-01
Series:BJGP Open
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Online Access:https://bjgpopen.org/content/5/2/BJGPO.2020.0130