Limited value of elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate as an indicator of malignancy

Family Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 436-438

  Mönig, Heiner ^a,b   Marquardt, D ^a   Arendt, T ^a   Kloehn, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Erythrocyte sedimentation; Indicator; Malignancy; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0036772731     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/19.5.436     Document Type: Article

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