Piloting electronic screening forms in primary care: findings from a mixed methods study to identify patients eligible for low dose CT lung cancer screening

Piloting electronic screening forms in primary care: findings from a mixed methods study to identify patients eligible for low dose CT lung cancer screening

Abstract Background Recent evidence suggests that screening with low dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans significantly reduces mortality from lung cancer. However, optimal methods to identify potentially eligible patients in primary care are not known. Using brief electronic screening forms admini...

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Main Authors: Mary Ann O’Brien, Frank Sullivan, Andrea Carson, Rabiya Siddiqui, Saddaf Syed, Lawrence Paszat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Subjects:
Lung cancer screening
Primary care
Health services research
Low dose computed tomography (LDCT)
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-017-0666-5

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