Endoscopy waiting times and impact of the two week wait scheme on diagnosis and outcome of upper gastrointestinal cancer

The NHS has introduced the two week wait scheme to detect upper gastrointestinal cancers at an early stage and improve survival rates The aim of this study was to assess the impact of this scheme and changes in endoscopy waiting times on tumour stage and resection rates over a four year period. Data...

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Main Authors: Spahos, T, Hindmarsh, A, Cameron, E, Tighe, M, Igali, L, Pearson, D, Rhodes, M, Lewis, M
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Group 2005
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Clinical Audit
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1743392/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16272239
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.2004.031104
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