Prevalence and Barriers to Lung Cancer Screening in Karachi, Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Smokers and Physicians

BACKGROUND: Early detection of lung cancer using low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) can potentially reduce morbidity and mortality. However, LDCT for lung cancer screening, especially in low income countries, has been underutilized. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and the...

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Main Authors: Abbasi, Aleeza, Siddiqi, Rabbia, Owais, Aatika, Laeeq, Tooba, Ali, Sara N, Mushahid, Zonaira, Ahsan, Syed M, Jatoi, Aliya S, Abbasi, Aleena, Butt, Ifrah, Ali, Ruba, Abbasi, Maham, Jaffri, Syeda Naintara N, Jabir, Mariam, Khanani, Hajra, Fatima, Kaneez
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Cureus 2017
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Epidemiology/Public Health
Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5472400/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28630806
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1248
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