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GPs’ acceptability and feasibility for using point-of-care tests for cancer in primary care: a qualitative interview study

Anam A Ayaz-Shah, Richard D Neal, Kelly E Lloyd, Matthew J Thompson and Samuel G Smith
BJGP Open 2025; 9 (3): BJGPO.2024.0191. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0191
Anam A Ayaz-Shah
1 Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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vol. 9 no. 3 BJGPO.2024.0191
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https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0191
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40164494

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  • Received August 7, 2024
  • Revision received January 8, 2025
  • Accepted February 12, 2025
  • Published online October 27, 2025.

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  1. Anam A Ayaz-Shah1,*,
  2. Richard D Neal2,
  3. Kelly E Lloyd1,
  4. Matthew J Thompson3 and
  5. Samuel G Smith1
  1. 1 Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
  2. 2 Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
  3. 3 Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
  1. ↵ *For correspondence:
    Anam A Ayaz-Shah, anam.ayaz.shah{at}gmail.com
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