Are the serious problems in cancer survival partly rooted in gatekeeper principles? An ecologic study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 589, 2011, Pages

  Vedsted, Peter ^a   Olesen, Frede ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cancer; Denmark; Family practice, organisation; Survival

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; ECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASM; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EUROPE; GATEKEEPING; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 80054087523     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp11X588484     Document Type: Article

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