One in three cases of cancer in patients over 70 are diagnosed at emergency admission.

Kmietowicz, Zosia

One in three cases of cancer in patients over 70 are diagnosed at emergency admission. [electronic resource] - BMJ (Clinical research ed.) Sep 2012 - e6402 p. digital

Publication Type: News

1756-1833

10.1136/bmj.e6402 doi


Age Factors
Aged
Delayed Diagnosis--prevention & control
Diagnostic Tests, Routine
Emergencies
Emergency Service, Hospital--statistics & numerical data
Health Services Needs and Demand--statistics & numerical data
Humans
Neoplasms--diagnosis
Patient Admission
Survival Analysis
United Kingdom--epidemiology