The importance of anaemia in diagnosing colorectal cancer: A case-control study using electronic primary care records

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 323-327

  Hamilton, W ^a   Lancashire, R ^b   Sharp, D ^a   Peters, T J ^a   Cheng, K K ^b   Marshall, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Colorectal cancer; Diagnosis; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; MICROCYTOSIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 38549134054     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604165     Document Type: Article

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