Development and validation of a clinical prediction rule to identify suspected breast cancer: A prospective cohort study

BMC Cancer

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Galvin, Rose ^a   Joyce, Doireann ^a,b   Downey, Eithne ^b   Boland, Fiona ^a   Fahey, Tom ^a   Hill, Arnold K ^b  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Diagnosis; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DISCHARGE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL PREDICTION RULE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY; ADOLESCENT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908109102     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-743     Document Type: Article

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