Journal article
Early detection of multiple myeloma in primary care using blood tests: a case–control study in primary care
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Background: Multiple myeloma is a haematological cancer characterised by numerous non-specific symptoms leading to diagnostic delay in a large proportion of patients.
Aim: To identify which blood tests are useful in suggesting or excluding a diagnosis of myeloma.
Design and setting: A matched case–control study set in UK primary care using routinely collected data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink.
Method: Symptom prevalence and blood tests were analysed ...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.3399/bjgp18X698357
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National Institute for Health Research
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Royal College of General Practitioners Publisher's website
- Journal:
- British Journal of General Practice Journal website
- Volume:
- 68
- Issue:
- 674
- Pages:
- e586-e593
- Publication date:
- 2018-08-13
- Acceptance date:
- 2018-03-14
- DOI:
- ISSN:
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0960-1643 and 1478-5242
- Source identifiers:
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905692
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- pubs:905692
- Deposit date:
- 2018-08-14
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- © British Journal of General Practice 2018
- Copyright date:
- 2018
- Notes:
- This article is Open Access: CC BY-NC 4.0 licence (http://creativecommons.org/licences/by-nc/4.0/).
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