The effects of early treatment, lead time and length bias on the mortality experienced by cases detected by screening

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1982, Pages 261-267

  Morrison, Alan S ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; SCREENING; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MORTALITY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PROGNOSIS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; THERAPEUTICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0019965421     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/11.3.261     Document Type: Article

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