Thesis
Weight loss as a feature of cancer in primary care
- Abstract:
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Background
Unexpected weight loss (UWL) is a non-specific symptom posing a diagnostic challenge to general practitioners (GPs). It can be associated with several conditions including cancer. There are no international or national clinical guidelines to support GPs to select patients with UWL for cancer investigation.
Aim
The overall aim is to provide the evidence necessary to allow GPs to identify which patients with UWL should undergo testing ...
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Contributors
+ Hobbs, R
- Institution:
- University of Oxford
- Division:
- MSD
- Department:
- Primary Care Health Sciences
- Role:
- Supervisor
+ Aveyard, P
- Institution:
- University of Oxford
- Division:
- MSD
- Department:
- Primary Care Health Sciences
- Role:
- Supervisor
+ Hamilton, W
- Institution:
- University of Exeter Medical School
- Role:
- Supervisor
+ National Institute of Health Research
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- Funding agency for:
- Nicholson, BD
- Grant:
- DRF-2015-08-18
- DOI:
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
- Language:
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English
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- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Deposit date:
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2020-03-11
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- Copyright holder:
- Nicholson, BD
- Copyright date:
- 2019
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