Patient delays and system delays in breast cancer treatment in developed and developing countries
AbstractDelays in treating breast cancer have been associated with a more advanced stage of the disease and a decrease in patient survival rates. The scope of this integrative review was to analyze the main causal factors and types of patient and system delays. The underlying causal factors of delay...
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Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva
2015-10-01
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Series: | Ciência & Saúde Coletiva |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-81232015001003177&lng=en&tlng=en |