Pathways to the diagnosis of colorectal cancer: An observational study in three UK cities

Family Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-19

  Barrett, Jacqueline ^a   Jiwa, Moyez ^b   Rose, Peter ^c   Hamilton, William ^d  

^a Barnfield Hill Research Practice   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Diagnosis; Primary health care; Referral

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIARRHEA; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM; ABDOMINAL MASS; CITY; CLINICAL PATHWAY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RECTUM TUMOR; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEOPLASM STAGING; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 31744437787     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmi093     Document Type: Article

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