Improper use of tumour markers as cancer screening tests among Greek physicians

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Ntaios, George ^a   Hatzitolios, Apostolos ^a   Savopoulos, Christos ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUMOR MARKER;

CANCER SCREENING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GREECE; LETTER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL FEE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

GREECE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 68949170497     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2008.10.008     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

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2. Ntaios G., Hatzitolios A., Chatzinikolaou A., Karalazou P., Savopoulos C., Karamouzis M., et al. An audit of tumour marker utilization in Greece. Eur J Intern Med 20 (2009) e66-e69