Combining cohort and period methods for retrospective time trend analyses of long-term cancer patient survival rates

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1260-1265

  Brenner, H ^a   Spix, C ^b  

^a GERMAN CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON AGEING   (Germany)

^b German Childhood Cancer Registry   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cohort analysis; Neoplasms; Period analysis; Prognosis; Registries; Survival

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STATISTICS; CANCER SURVIVAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEER PROGRAM; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0242361179     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601295     Document Type: Article

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