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Non-attendance at urgent referral appointments for suspected cancer: a qualitative study to gain understanding from patients and GPs
BACKGROUND: The 2-week-wait urgent referral policy in the UK has sought to improve cancer outcomes by accelerating diagnosis and treatment. However, around 5–7% of symptomatic referred patients cancel or do not attend their hospital appointment. While subsequent cancer diagnosis was less likely in n...
Autores principales: | Jefferson, Laura, Atkin, Karl, Sheridan, Rebecca, Oliver, Steven, Macleod, Una, Hall, Geoff, Forbes, Sarah, Green, Trish, Allgar, Victoria, Knapp, Peter |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Royal College of General Practitioners
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6863680/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31748378 http://dx.doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X706625 |
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