Prioritization of colorectal referrals: A review of the 2-week wait referral system

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 195-202

  Rai, Sajal ^a   Kelly, M J ^a  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2 week wait; Cancer diagnosis; Colorectal cancer; High risk patients; Referral guidelines; Referrals

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL MASS; COLORECTAL CANCER; DEFECATION HABIT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EXPECTATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDLINE; PALPATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PEER REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RECTUM TUMOR; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SYMPTOM; TIME;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 33947585515     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2006.01107.x     Document Type: Review

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