Emergency diagnosis of cancer and previous general practice consultations: insights from linked patient survey data

BACKGROUND: Emergency diagnosis of cancer is common and aetiologically complex. The proportion of emergency presenters who have consulted previously with relevant symptoms is uncertain. AIM: To examine how many patients with cancer, who were diagnosed as emergencies, have had previous primary care c...

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Published in:Br J Gen Pract
Main Authors: Abel, Gary A, Mendonca, Silvia C, McPhail, Sean, Zhou, Yin, Elliss-Brookes, Lucy, Lyratzopoulos, Georgios
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Royal College of General Practitioners 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5442953/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28438775
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3399/bjgp17X690869
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