Best practice in primary care pathology: review 14.

Abstract:

:This 14th best practice review is the second of a pair that examines tumour marker requesting primary care situations. This review considers carbohydrate antigen 125, α-fetoprotein and human chorionic gonadotropin. It is presented in question-answer format, referenced for each question. The recommendations represent a précis of guidance found using a standardised literature search of national and international guidance notes, consensus statements, health policy documents and evidence-based medicine reviews, supplemented by MEDLINE EMBASE searches to identify relevant primary research documents. They will be updated periodically to take into account new information.

journal_name

J Clin Pathol

authors

Cabrera-Abreu JC,Smellie WS,Bowley R,Shaw N

doi

10.1136/jclinpath-2011-200293

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-02-01 00:00:00

pages

101-5

issue

2

eissn

0021-9746

issn

1472-4146

pii

jclinpath-2011-200293

journal_volume

65

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