Breast symptoms and patient delay: Psychological variables involved
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The relationship of symptoms and psychological factors to delay in seeking medical care for breast symptoms.
BACKGROUND The psychological processes involved in the delay between noticing breast symptoms and seeking medical care are not well understood. METHODS We evaluated 85 women referred to a specialist breast clinic prior to their clinic appointment. We assessed the relationship between delay and the type of breast symptom, immediate emotional response to the symptom, perceived risk of breast ca...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 1964
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(196411)17:11<1480::aid-cncr2820171117>3.0.co;2-c