Harris, MichaelThulesius, HansNeves, Ana LuísaHarker, SophieKoskela, TuomasPetek, DavorinaHoffman, RobertBrekke, MetteBuczkowski, KrzysztofBuono, NicolaCostiug, EmilianaDinant, Geert-JanForeva, GerganaJakob, EvaMarzo, MercèMurchie, PeterSawicka-Powierza, JolantaSchneider, AntoniusSmyrnakis, EmmanouilStreit, SvenTaylor, GordonVedsted, PeterWeltermann, BirgittaEsteva, Magdalena2019-09-252019-09-252019Harris, M, Thulesius, H, Neves, A L, Harker, S, Koskela, T, Petek, D, Hoffman, R, Brekke, M, Buczkowski, K, Buono, N, Costiug, E, Dinant, G-J, Foreva, G, Jakob, E, Marzo, M, Murchie, P, Sawicka-Powierza, J, Schneider, A, Smyrnakis, E, Streit, S, Taylor, G, Vedsted, P, Weltermann, B & Esteva, M 2019, 'How European primary care practitioners think the timeliness of cancer diagnosis can be improved : a thematic analysis', BMJ Open, vol. 9, no. 9, e030169. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-0301692044-6055RIS: urn:59D27741DB3671E5F8BA67FA824AA010ORCID: /0000-0001-9968-5991/work/83704213http://hdl.handle.net/2164/12996Acknowledgments The authors would like to thank all the PCPs who piloted the questionnaire and those who completed the survey. The authors would also like to thank the following non-author contributors: Isabelle Aubin-Auger (Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France), Joseph Azuri (Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel), Svjetlana Gašparović Babić (The Teaching Institute of Public Health of Primorsko-goranska County, Rijeka, Croatia) and Marija Petek Šter (University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia). Funding: This study received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors. ALN is supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Imperial Patient Safety Translation Research Centre, with infrastructure support provided by the NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre (BRC).9808382engSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingCancerConsultation and ReferralDelivery of Health CareDiagnosisGeneral PractitionersPrimary Health CareR Medicine (General)General MedicineNational Institute for Health Research (NIHR)R1Journal article10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030169http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85072596947&partnerID=8YFLogxK99