Variation in number of general practitioner consultations before hospital referral for cancer: findings from the 2010 National Cancer Patient Experience Survey in England

Information from patient surveys can help to identify patient groups and cancers with the greatest potential for improvement in the experience and timeliness of cancer diagnosis. We aimed to examine variation in the number of pre-referral consultations with a general practitioner between patients wi...

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Published in:	The lancet oncology Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. 353 - 365
Main Authors:	Lyratzopoulos, Georgios, Neal, Richard D, Barbiere, Josephine M, Rubin, Gregory P, Abel, Gary A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2012 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Age Factors Aged Archives & records Breast cancer Colorectal cancer Data Collection England - epidemiology Ethnicity Female General Practitioners - statistics & numerical data Health care Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine Hospitals Humans Male Medical diagnosis Medical referrals Medical screening Melanoma Middle Aged Minority & ethnic groups Multiple myeloma Neoplasms - diagnosis Neoplasms - epidemiology Pancreatic cancer Patients Quality improvement Referral and Consultation - statistics & numerical data Sex Characteristics Skin cancer Sociodemographics Testicular cancer Womens health England United Kingdom > UK
ISSN:	1470-2045, 1474-5488, 1474-5488
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