Factors contributing to delayed diagnosis of cancer among Aboriginal people in Australia: a qualitative study

Background/objectivesDelayed presentation of symptomatic cancer is associated with poorer survival. Aboriginal patients with cancer have higher rates of distant metastases at diagnosis compared with non-Aboriginal Australians. This paper examined factors contributing to delayed diagnosis of cancer a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ open 2016-06, Vol.6 (6), p.e010909
Hauptverfasser:	Shahid, Shaouli, Teng, Tiew-Hwa Katherine, Bessarab, Dawn, Aoun, Samar, Baxi, Siddhartha, Thompson, Sandra C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Delayed Diagnosis - mortality Delayed Diagnosis - statistics & numerical data Early Detection of Cancer - standards Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health Services Accessibility - standards Health Services, Indigenous - standards Humans Male Neoplasms - diagnosis Neoplasms - mortality Qualitative Research Referral and Consultation - statistics & numerical data Western Australia - epidemiology Western Australia - ethnology
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