Non-visible versus visible haematuria and bladder cancer risk: A study of electronic records in primary care

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 64, Issue 626, 2014, Pages e584-e589

  Price, Sarah J ^a   Shephard, Elizabeth A ^a   Stapley, Sally A ^a   Barraclough, Kevin ^b   Hamilton, William T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Hoyland House General Practice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bladder cancer; Diagnosis; Haematuria; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSTIPATION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSURIA; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GROUPS BY AGE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON VISIBLE HEMATURIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VISIBLE HEMATURIA; AGED; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; GREAT BRITAIN; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DYSURIA; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEMATURIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84907012968     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: 14785242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp14X681409     Document Type: Article

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