Features of cancer in teenagers and young adults in primary care: A population-based nested case-control study

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 108, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2329-2333

  Dommett, R M ^a,b   Redaniel, M T ^c   Stevens, M C G ^b   Hamilton, W ^d   Martin, R M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Diagnosis; Primary health care; Teenagers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMA; NEOPLASM; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884176316     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2013.191     Document Type: Article

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