Exploring GPs' experiences of using diagnostic tools for cancer: A qualitative study in primary care

Family Practice

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 101-105

  Green, Trish ^a   Martins, Tanimola ^b   Hamilton, William ^b   Rubin, Greg ^c   Elliott, Kathy ^d   Macleod, Una ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Kaeconsulting   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical decision support tools; Early detection of cancer; General practitioners; Primary health care; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTESTINE CANCER; LUNG CANCER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYMPTOM; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INTERVIEW; INTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; ENGLAND; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; INTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84922466371     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmu081     Document Type: Article

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