Clinical surveillance for early stage breast cancer: An analysis of claims data

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 119-128

  Simon, Michael S ^a,c   Stano, Miron ^b   Severson, Richard K ^b   Hoff, Michael S ^b   Smith, Daryn W ^b  

^a KARMANOS CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer surveillance; Health care costs; Physician practice patterns

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; BREAST CANCER; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EARLY CANCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; X RAY;

EID: 0029789915     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01806207     Document Type: Article

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