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Variation in ‘fast-track’ referrals for suspected cancer by patient characteristic and cancer diagnosis: evidence from 670 000 patients with cancers of 35 different sites
BACKGROUND: In England, ‘fast-track’ (also known as ‘two-week wait’) general practitioner referrals for suspected cancer in symptomatic patients are used to shorten diagnostic intervals and are supported by clinical guidelines. However, the use of the fast-track pathway may vary for different patien...
Autores principales: | Zhou, Y, Mendonca, S C, Abel, G A, Hamilton, W, Walter, F M, Johnson, S, Shelton, J, Elliss-Brookes, L, McPhail, S, Lyratzopoulos, G |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5765227/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29182609 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2017.381 |
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