Impact of route to diagnosis on treatment intent and 1-year survival in patients diagnosed with oesophagogastric cancer in England: A prospective cohort study

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Palser, Thomas R ^a   Cromwell, David A ^a,b   Hardwick, Richard H ^c   Riley, Stuart A ^d   Greenaway, Kimberley ^e   Van Der Meulen, Jan H P ^a,b  

^a Royal College of England   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e Information Centre for Health and Social Care   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH CANCER; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84875034373     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002129     Document Type: Article

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