Weight loss as a predictor of cancer and serious disease in primary care: an ISAC-approved CPRD protocol for a retrospective cohort study using routinely collected primary care data from the UK

Weight loss as a predictor of cancer and serious disease in primary care: an ISAC-approved CPRD protocol for a retrospective cohort study using routinely collected primary care data from the UK

<p>Background: Unexpected weight loss is a symptom of serious disease in primary care, for example between 1 in 200 and 1 in 30 patients with unexpected weight loss go on to develop cancer. However, it remains unclear how and when General Practitioners (GPs) should investigate unexpected weigh...

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Main Authors:	Nicholson, B, Aveyard, P, Hobbs, R, Smith, M, Fuller, A, Perera, R, Stevens, S, Bankhead, C
Format:	Journal article
Published:	BioMed Central 2018

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