Accuracy and completeness of Medicare claims data for surgical treatment of breast cancer

Medical Care

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 719-727

  Du, Xianglin ^a   Freeman, Jean L ^a   Warren, Joan L ^b   Nattinger, Ann B ^c   Zhang, Dong ^d   Goodwin, James S ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast conserving surgery; Mastectomy; Medicare; SEER

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER REGISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MEDICARE; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; MEDICARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEER PROGRAM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034222140     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200007000-00004     Document Type: Article

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