NICE suspected cancer guidelines

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 55, Issue 517, 2005, Pages 580-581

  Mulka, Orest ^a  

^a The Medical Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; AWARENESS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MELANOMA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; SKILL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 23844537809     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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