Parent's perspectives of the pathway to diagnosis of childhood cancer: a matter of diagnostic triage.

Line Hjøllund PedersenAyo WahlbergMarie CordtKjeld SchmiegelowSusanne Oksbjerg DaltonHanne Bækgaard Larsen

Published in: BMC health services research (2020)

Diagnostic triage is a model which explains mechanisms that shape the pathway to diagnosis. It is a contribution aimed at supporting the clinical diagnostic process, that ultimately could ensure more timely testing, referral and diagnosis, and also a novel theoretical framework for future research on diagnostic pathways.

Keyphrases

emergency department
childhood cancer
primary care