Predictive values of GPs' suspicion of serious disease: A population-based follow-up study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 64, Issue 623, 2014, Pages

  Hjertholm, Peter ^a,b   Moth, Grete ^c   Ingeman, Mads Lind ^a,b   Vedsted, Peter ^a,b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Research Unit for General Practice Research Centre for Cancer Diagnosis in Primary Care   (Denmark)

^c Research Unit for General Practice   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; Diagnosis; General practice; Neoplasm; Referral and consultation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; METRORRHAGIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; REGISTER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84901665187     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp14X680125     Document Type: Article

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