Comorbidity and the diagnosis of symptomatic-but-as-yet-undiagnosed cancer

Cristina Renzi¹, Georgios Lyratzopoulos²

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¹ Epidemiology of Cancer Healthcare and Outcomes (ECHO) Group, University College London, London, UK.
² ECHO Group, University College London, London, UK.

PMID: 32855148
PMCID: PMC7449439
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp20X712193

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Comorbidity and the diagnosis of symptomatic-but-as-yet-undiagnosed cancer

Cristina Renzi et al. Br J Gen Pract. 2020.

. 2020 Aug 27;70(698):e598-e599.

doi: 10.3399/bjgp20X712193. Print 2020 Sep.

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Cristina Renzi¹, Georgios Lyratzopoulos²

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¹ Epidemiology of Cancer Healthcare and Outcomes (ECHO) Group, University College London, London, UK.
² ECHO Group, University College London, London, UK.

PMID: 32855148
PMCID: PMC7449439
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp20X712193

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