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Predictive value of inflammatory markers for cancer diagnosis in primary care: a prospective cohort study using electronic health records

BACKGROUND: Early identification of cancer in primary care is important and challenging. This study examined the diagnostic utility of inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and plasma viscosity) for cancer diagnosis in primary care. METHODS: Cohort study of 160,000...

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Autores principales: Watson, Jessica, Salisbury, Chris, Banks, Jonathan, Whiting, Penny, Hamilton, Willie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6738065/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31015558
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41416-019-0458-x