Health seeking behaviour, delayed presentation and its impact among oral cancer patients in Pakistan: a retrospective qualitative study

• 主要な著者: Sarah Basharat (著者), Babar Tasneem Shaikh (著者), Haroon Ur Rashid (著者), Mamoon Rashid (著者)
• フォーマット: 図書
• 出版事項: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: article
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Abstract Background Delayed diagnosis of Oral Cancer (OC) can mean a difference in quality and expectancy of life for the patient. This delay could be from the healthcare side, or more importantly from the patient's side. Globally, there are studies enumerating the causes for delays from the pa...