Accuracy of admission and clinical diagnosis of tumours as revealed by 2000 autopsies

European Journal of Cancer Part A

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1102-1108

  Szende, B ^a   Kendrey, G ^b   Lapis, K ^a   Roe, F J C ^c   Lee, P N ^d  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c PN Lee Stat and Computing Ltd ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d PN Lee Statistics and Computing Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

diagnostic accuracy; false negative rates; false positive rates; tumours

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERMINAL DISEASE; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0030176387     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0959-8049(96)00006-8     Document Type: Article

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