Prediction of colorectal cancer by a patient consultation questionnaire and scoring system: A prospective study

Lancet

Volumn 360, Issue 9329, 2002, Pages 278-283

  Selvachandran, S N ^a   Hodder, R J ^a   Ballal, M S ^a   Jones, P ^b   Cade, D ^a  

^a LEIGHTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CALCULATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON DISEASE; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGEON;

EID: 0037183289     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(02)09549-1     Document Type: Article

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