How has the 'two-week wait' rule affected the presentation of colorectal cancer?

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 450-453

  Chohan, D P K ^a   Goodwin, K ^a   Wilkinson, S ^b   Miller, R ^a   Hall, Nigel R ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Fast track; Presentation; Referral criteria; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 24044447854     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2005.00821.x     Document Type: Article

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