An audit of urology two-week wait referrals in a large teaching hospital in England

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 310-312

  Mathew, Anup ^a,c   Desai, K M ^b  

^a RUSSELLS HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL COVENTRY   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Two week wait; Urological cancer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UROGENITAL TRACT TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UROGENITAL NEOPLASMS; UROLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; WAITING LISTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68349095339     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X391767     Document Type: Article

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