Generalizability of the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results registry population: Factors relevant to epidemiologic and health care research

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 939-945

  Nattinger, Ann Butler ^a   McAuliffe, Timothy L ^a   Schapira, Marilyn M ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Clinical epidemiology; Health services research; Tumor registry

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CANCER; CANCER REGISTRY; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEMOGRAPHY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEWBORN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEER PROGRAM; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0030767456     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(97)00099-1     Document Type: Article

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