The 2-week rule for suspected head and neck cancer in the United Kingdom: Referral patterns, diagnostic efficacy of the guidelines and compliance

Oral Oncology

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 851-856

  McKie, C ^a   Ahmad, U A ^a   Fellows, S ^a   Meikle, D ^a   Stafford, F W ^a   Thomson, P J ^b   Welch, A R ^a   Paleri, V ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Head and neck cancer; Referral symptoms; Screening; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TWO WEEK RULE GUIDELINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 50049134153     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2007.10.010     Document Type: Article

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