Problems of basing patient recruitment for primary care studies on routine laboratory submissions

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1290-1293

  McNulty, Cliodna ^a   Thomas, Michael ^b   John, Rhiannon ^c   Lovering, Andrew ^c   Lewis, Deirdre ^d   MacGowan, Alasdair ^c  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIURIA; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIURIA; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SAMPLE SIZE; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 36049022857     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2007.046854     Document Type: Article

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