Computer methods and programs in biomedicine
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Comput Methods Programs Biomed · Jul 2014
Emergency department utilization can indicate early diagnosis of digestive tract cancers: A population-based study in Taiwan.
Patients who visit emergency department (ED) may have symptoms of occult cancers. ⋯ The health system could identify high risk patients early by real-time review of their ED utilization before the diagnosis of digestive tract cancers. We proposed a follow-up methodology for daily screening of patients with high risk of digestive tract cancer by informatics system in the ED.