A systematic review of symptomatic diagnosis of lung cancer

Family Practice

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 137-148

  Shim, Joanna ^a   Brindle, Lucy ^a   Simon, Michael ^a   George, Steve ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnostic accuracy; Epidemiology; Lung cancer; Lung neoplasm; Predictive value; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CINAHL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LUNG CANCER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NEOPLASM; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SYMPTOMS.;

COUGH; DYSPNEA; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84897827400     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmt076     Document Type: Article

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