A qualitative exploration of the use of calendar landmarking instruments in cancer symptom research
BMC Family PracticePublished 24 October 2014Open access
Katie Mills, Jon Emery, Camilla Cheung, Nicola Hall, Linda Birt, Fiona M Walter
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The potential role of calendar landmarking instruments to support research interviews which explore symptoms and events along the cancer diagnostic pathway is described, which is the first to describe the potential role.
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This study is the first to describe the potential role of calendar landmarking instruments to support research interviews which explore symptoms and events along the cancer diagnostic pathway. The major challenge remains as to whether they actually improve accuracy of recall.
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Medicine
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