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Colorectal cancer
Authors’ reply
BMJ 2010; 340 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c2504 (Published 11 May 2010) Cite this as: BMJ 2010;340:c2504
- Henrica C W de Vet, professor of clinimetrics1,
- Petra Jellema, research fellow2,
- Daniëlle A W M van der Windt, professor in primary care epidemiology23,
- David J Bruinvels, senior researcher4,
- Christian D Mallen, senior lecturer in general practice3,
- Stijn J B van Weyenberg, affiliated professor of gastroenterology5,
- Chris J Mulder, professor of gastroenterology5
- 1Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, 1081 BT Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 2Department of General Practice, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam
- 3Arthritis Research UK National Primary Care Centre, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG
- 4Department of Public and Occupational Health, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam
- 5Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam
- hcw.devet{at}vumc.nl
Our research question was posed from a general practitioner’s perspective and addressed tests that a GP might use to identify an increased risk of colorectal cancer in patients consulting with lower abdominal complaints.1 2 We therefore excluded studies comparing the risk of colorectal cancer in patients with and without abdominal symptoms, such as the BMJ papers mentioned by Hamilton and colleagues.1 …
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