Using clinical audit, qualitative data from patients and feedback from general practitioners to decrease delay in the referral of suspected colorectal cancer

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 310-317

  Davies, Elizabeth ^a   Van Der Molen, Beverley ^b   Cranston, Amanda ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

2 week wait; Colorectal cancer; Communication; Patient experience; Referral guidelines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; ENDOSCOPY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEEDBACK; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENTS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33947393114     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2006.00820.x     Document Type: Article

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