Interventions to reduce primary care delay in cancer referral: A systematic review

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 593, 2011, Pages

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

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early diagnosis; Intervention studies; Neoplasms; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEOPLASM; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY DELAY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEEDBACK; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEOPLASMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 83355174159     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp11X613160     Document Type: Article

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