Prioritising primary care patients with unexpected weight loss for cancer investigation: diagnostic accuracy study (update).

Nicholson BD, Virdee P, Aveyard P, Price SJ, Hobbs FDR, Koshiaris C, Hamilton W

DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2024-080199
Published: 2024 Oct 16
Container: BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmj-2024-080199,
  title = {Prioritising primary care patients with unexpected weight loss for cancer investigation: diagnostic accuracy study (update).},
  author = {Nicholson BD and Virdee P and Aveyard P and Price SJ and Hobbs FDR and Koshiaris C and Hamilton W},
  year = {2024},
  journal = {BMJ (Clinical research ed.)},
  doi = {10.1136/bmj-2024-080199},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2024-080199}
}

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TI  - Prioritising primary care patients with unexpected weight loss for cancer investigation: diagnostic accuracy study (update).
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AU  - Virdee P
AU  - Aveyard P
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AU  - Hobbs FDR
AU  - Koshiaris C
AU  - Hamilton W
PY  - 2024
JO  - BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
DO  - 10.1136/bmj-2024-080199
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BD, N., P, V., P, A., SJ, P., FDR, H., C, K., & W, H. (2024). Prioritising primary care patients with unexpected weight loss for cancer investigation: diagnostic accuracy study (update).. BMJ (Clinical research ed.). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2024-080199

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