Accuracy of general practitioner referrals to a breast clinic

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 78, Issue 3 Part I, 1996, Pages 203-205

  Marsh, S K ^a,b   Archer, T J ^a  

^a IPSWICH HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast diseases; Hospitals; Outpatient clinics

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DISEASE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; TIME;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 0029885267     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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