Dealing with low-incidence serious diseases in general practice

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 582, 2011, Pages 43-46

  Buntinx, Frank ^a,b   Mant, David ^c   Van Den Bruel, Ann ^d   Donner Banzhof, Norbert ^e   Dinant, Geert Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Primary Health Care ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diagnoses and examinations; Diagnostic techniques and procedures; Gut feeling; Low incidence diseases; Safety netting

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PROCALCITONIN;

ALGORITHM; AORTA DISSECTION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONSULTATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG CANCER; MENINGITIS; NOTE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PERICARDITIS; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PULSE OXIMETRY; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ECONOMICS;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; TRIAGE;

EID: 79957473041     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp11X548974     Document Type: Note

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