Increased primary health care use in the first year after colorectal cancer diagnosis

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 55-61

  Brandenbarg, Daan ^a   Roorda, Carriene ^a   Groenhof, Feikje ^a   Havenga, Klaas ^b   Berger, Marjolein Y ^a   De Bock, Geertruida H ^a   Berendsen, Annette J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; General practitioners; Healthcare use; Primary health care; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84902658024     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813432.2014.929811     Document Type: Article

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