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Diagnostic delay in...
Diagnostic delay in pediatric malignancies--a population-based study.
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- Thulesius, Hans (författare)
- Region Kronoberg
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Pola, J (författare)
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Håkansson, A (författare)
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(creator_code:org_t)
- 2000
- 2000
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Acta Oncologica. - 0284-186X .- 1651-226X. ; 39:7, s. 873-6
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https://urn.kb.se/re...
Abstract
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- This study describes the discovery and diagnosis of malignant tumors from a primary care perspective in a Swedish county. Between 1984 and 1995, 68 children between the ages 0-16 years were diagnosed with a malignant tumor giving an incidence of 14/100,000. Patient records from both primary care and hospital were analyzed for 64 children. Leukemia was diagnosed in 25 children, and brain tumors in 22 children. In 68% of the children the diagnostic process was initiated in primary care, and in 32% in specialist care. Median parent's delay (time from first symptoms to first consultation), and median doctor's delay (time from first consultation to diagnosis) were 5 and 3 weeks for children with brain tumors, and 1 and 0 weeks for children with leukemia. Median lag time (parent's + doctor's delay) was 9 weeks for patients with brain tumors and 3 weeks for children with leukemia.
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