Abdominal symptoms in general practice: Frequency, cancer suspicions raised, and actions taken by GPs in six European countries. Cohort study with prospective registration of cancerShow others and affiliations
2017 (English)In: Heliyon, E-ISSN 2405-8440, Vol. 3, no 6, article id e00328Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Abdominal symptoms are diagnostically challenging to general practitioners (GPs): although common, they may indicate cancer. In a prospective cohort of patients, we examined abdominal symptom frequency, initial diagnostic suspicion, and actions of GPs in response to abdominal symptoms.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2017. Vol. 3, no 6, article id e00328
Keywords [en]
Evidence-based medicine; Medicine; Oncology; Public health
National Category
General Practice
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-146284DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2017.e00328PubMedID: 28707001OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-146284DiVA, id: diva2:1195921
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