Erratum: Time to diagnosis and mortality in colorectal cancer: A cohort study in primary care (British Journal of Cancer (2011) 104 (934-940) DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2011.60);Time to diagnosis and mortality in colorectal cancer: A cohort study in primary care

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 934-940

  Torring M L ^a   Frydenberg, M ^a   Hansen, R P ^a   Olesen, F ^a   Hamilton, W ^b   Vedsted, P ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

colorectal cancer; delayed diagnosis; mortality; primary health care; waiting lists

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC INTERVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 79952702843     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2011.209     Document Type: Erratum

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