Identifying patients with undetected pancreatic cancer in primary care: An independent and external validation of QCancer® (Pancreas)

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 614, 2013, Pages

  Collins, Gary S ^a   Altman, Douglas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pancreatic cancer; Primary care; Risk prediction; Validation

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOSS OF APPETITE; MALE; PANCREAS CANCER; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84884643165     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp13X671623     Document Type: Article

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