Pre-referral GP consultations in patients subsequently diagnosed with rarer cancers: a study of patient-reported data

British Journal of General Practice

Gary A Abel¹  Silvia C Mendonca¹  Georgios Lyratzopoulos¹ 

[1]Cambridge Centre for Health Services Research, Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, Cambridge.

关键词: consultation;    diagnosis;    investigation;    neoplasm;    primary care;    referral;   

DOI  :  10.3399/bjgp16X683977

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Royal College of General Practitioners

【 摘 要 】

Some patients with cancer experience multiple pre-diagnostic consultations in primary care, leading to longer time intervals to specialist investigations and diagnosis. Patients with rarer cancers are thought to be at higher risk of such events, but concrete evidence of this is lacking.

【 授权许可】

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