title: Causes of delayed diagnoses of cancers in Japan from the viewpoint of malpractice litigations.
authors.affiliation: Health Service Center, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Japan. Electronic address: tohiyama@hiroshima-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hiyama
authors.affiliation: Health Service Center, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshihara
mesh_terms: D057210:Delayed Diagnosis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*