Outcomes for patients referred urgently with suspected head and neck cancer

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 122, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1241-1244

  Hobson, J C ^a,b   Malla, J V ^a   Sinha, J ^a   Kay, N J ^a   Ramamurthy, L ^a  

^a STEPPING HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Head and neck neoplasms; Outpatients; Referral and consultation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; LARYNGOPHARYNGEAL REFLUX; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TONSIL DISEASE;

EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTPATIENTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 54949129433     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215108002004     Document Type: Article

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