Urgent 2-week referrals for CNS/brain tumours: A retrospective audit

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-9

  Pengiran Tengah, D S N A ^a   Byrne, P O ^b   Wills, A J ^b  

^a DERBYSHIRE ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2 week referral; Audit; CNS brain tumour

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN TUMOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EPILEPSY; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MIGRAINE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION;

EID: 0037307305     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/clon.2002.0133     Document Type: Article

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