Early diagnosis of cancer by imaging: The primary care perspective

Radiography

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-8

  Hamilton, William ^a   Roobottom, Carl ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Oncology; Primary health care; Radiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY CANCER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 84855827640     PISSN: 10788174     EISSN: 15322831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2011.10.002     Document Type: Article

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