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Protocol for a Realist Review of Pathways to Lung Cancer Diagnosis in LMICs: A Focus on Contextual Factors and Application to the South African Healthcare System (ECLiPSA)

2025-02-04

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<h4>Background: </h4> Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality globally, with diagnostic delays in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) often resulting in late-stage detection and poor outcomes. A comprehensive understanding of the pathways to diagnosis, and the contextual factors that shape them, is essential to improving early detection in these settings. This protocol describes a realist r...

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Literature Corpus work: 0aedb040-fe74-5c52-b609-09bf5a60d7c5
DOI: 10.12688/hrbopenres.14039.1

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