Positive predictive values of ≥5% in primary care for cancer: Systematic review

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 578, 2010, Pages

  Shapley, Mark ^a   Mansell, Gemma ^a   Jordan, Joanne L ^a   Jordan, Kelvin P ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Positive predictive values; Predictive value of tests; Primary care

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BREAST CANCER; CINAHL; COLORECTAL CANCER; DATA EXTRACTION; DEFECATION HABIT; DYSPHAGIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMBASE; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEMATURIA; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDLINE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINARY TRACT CANCER;

EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 78650459827     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp10X515412     Document Type: Review

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