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The Diagnostic Value of the Patient’s Reason for Encounter for Diagnosing Cancer in Primary Care

Kees van Boven, Annemarie A. Uijen, Nina van de Wiel, Sibo K. Oskam, Henk J. Schers and Willem J. J. Assendelft
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2017, 30 (6) 806-812; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.06.170076
Kees van Boven
From the Department of Primary and Community Care, University Medical Center Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (KvB, AAU, HJS, JJA); Student, Radboud University Nijmegen (NvdW); Formerly of the Department of General Practice, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam (SKO).
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Annemarie A. Uijen
From the Department of Primary and Community Care, University Medical Center Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (KvB, AAU, HJS, JJA); Student, Radboud University Nijmegen (NvdW); Formerly of the Department of General Practice, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam (SKO).
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Nina van de Wiel
From the Department of Primary and Community Care, University Medical Center Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (KvB, AAU, HJS, JJA); Student, Radboud University Nijmegen (NvdW); Formerly of the Department of General Practice, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam (SKO).
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Sibo K. Oskam
From the Department of Primary and Community Care, University Medical Center Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (KvB, AAU, HJS, JJA); Student, Radboud University Nijmegen (NvdW); Formerly of the Department of General Practice, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam (SKO).
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Henk J. Schers
From the Department of Primary and Community Care, University Medical Center Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (KvB, AAU, HJS, JJA); Student, Radboud University Nijmegen (NvdW); Formerly of the Department of General Practice, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam (SKO).
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Willem J. J. Assendelft
From the Department of Primary and Community Care, University Medical Center Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands (KvB, AAU, HJS, JJA); Student, Radboud University Nijmegen (NvdW); Formerly of the Department of General Practice, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam (SKO).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2017, 30 (6) 806-812; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2017.06.170076

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2017, 30 (6) 806-812; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2017.06.170076
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