Effectiveness of a protocolized system to alert pulmonologists of lung cancer radiological suspicion

Clinical and Translational Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 64-68

  Leiro Fernandez V ^a   Botana Rial, M ^a   Tilve Gomez A ^a   Represas Represas, C ^a   Pallares Sanmartin A ^b   Fernandez Villar A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL COMPLEX OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b Pulmonary Service   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alert system; Chest radiography; Lung cancer diagnosis; Lung cancer primary care; Lung cancer suspicion; Rapid diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PULMONOLOGIST;

AGED; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY MEDICINE; RADIOLOGY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84893784104     PISSN: 1699048X     EISSN: 16993055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12094-013-1042-0     Document Type: Article

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