Cancer and primary care: The clinical and research agenda

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 592, 2011, Pages 653-654

  Hamilton, William ^a   Vedsted, Peter ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT;

CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RESEARCH; DIARRHEA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALGORITHMS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 83355163451     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp11X601523     Document Type: Editorial

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