Reducing referral delays in colorectal cancer diagnosis: Is it about how you ask?

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Singh, Hardeep ^a,b   Petersen, Laura A ^a,b   Daci, Kuang ^b   Collins, Clyde ^b   Khan, Myrna ^a,b   El Serag, Hashem B ^b  

^a Center of Inquiry to Improve Outpatient Safety Through Effective Electronic Communication   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; TIME;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78249275197     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2009.033712     Document Type: Article

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