Presenting symptoms of children with cancer: A primary-care population-based study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 600, 2012, Pages

  Ahrensberg, Jette Møller ^a   Hansen, Rikke Pilegaard ^a   Olesen, Frede ^a   Schrøder, Henrik ^b   Vedsted, Peter ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Family practice; Patients; Signs and symptoms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; FATIGUE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SWELLING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84864964533     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp12X652319     Document Type: Article

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