Audit of referrals for head and neck cancer - The effect of the 2-week, fast track referral system

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 143-145

  Lyons, M ^a   Philpott, J ^b   Hore, I ^c   Watters, G ^c  

^a ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BASILDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHEND HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Fast track referral; Head and neck; Targets

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; FAST TRACK REFERRAL SYSTEM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMBULATORY CARE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2042477358     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-7772.2004.00744.x     Document Type: Article

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