Detection bias in the diagnostic pursuit of lung cancer

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 1988, Pages 1016-1026

  Wells, Carolyn K ^a   Feinstein, Alvan R ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Diagnostic tests; Lung neoplasms; Routine

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; METHODOLOGY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COUGH; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SPUTUM; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023716416     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115046     Document Type: Article

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