The association between symptoms and bladder or renal tract cancer in primary care: A systematic review

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 65, Issue 640, 2015, Pages e769-e775

  Schmidt Hansen, M ^a   Berendse, S ^a   Hamilton, W ^b  

^a National Collaborating Centre for Cancer   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bladder neoplasms; Diagnosis; Haematuria; Primary care; Renal neoplasms; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; BIOMED CENTRAL; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBASE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEB OF SCIENCE; COMPLICATION; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTOR; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEMATURIA; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84946729497     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: 14785242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp15X687421     Document Type: Review

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