The National Breast Referral Guidelines have cut down inappropriate referrals in the under 50s

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 251-254

  Cochrane, R A ^a,c   Davies, E L ^a   Singhal, H ^a   Sweetland, H M ^a   Webster, D J T ^a   Monypenny, I J ^b   Lyons, K ^b   Mansel, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WREXHAM MAELOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast; Guidelines; Referral; Specialist clinic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER CENTER; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033153196     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejso.1998.0636     Document Type: Article

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