Triaging referral to a specialist breast clinic

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 310-312

  Hung, Wai Ka ^a   Chan, Sharon W W ^b   Suen, Dacita T K ^b   Chan, Miranda C M ^a   Lau, Yvonne ^a   Yip, Andrew W C ^a  

^a KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasm; Consultation; Referral

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST ADENOMA; BREAST DISCHARGE; BREAST HEMORRHAGE; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER CENTER; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREDICTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRIAGE;

EID: 33744773240     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2006.03719.x     Document Type: Article

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