Evaluation of an algorithm to identify women with carcinoma of the breast

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 189-199

  Solin, Lawrence J ^a   MacPherson, Shawn ^b   Schultz, Delray J ^c,d   Hanchak, Nicholas A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b AETNA   (United States)

^c MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinoma of the breast; Claims data; Health maintenance organization

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

AGED; ALGORITHM; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; REVIEW;

EID: 0030732761     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022864307036     Document Type: Review

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