Under utilisation of the 2-week wait initiative for lung cancer by primary care and its effect on the urgent referral pathway

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 905-908

  Lewis, N R ^a   Le Jeune, I ^a   Baldwin, D R ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Investigation; Lung cancer; Symptoms; Waiting times

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 27144512276     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602798     Document Type: Article

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