Can administrative data identify incident cases of colorectal cancer? A comparison of two health plans

Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-37

  Ramsey, Scott D ^a,b   Mandelson, Margaret T ^a,c   Etzioni, Ruth ^a   Harrison, Robert ^c   Smith, Robert ^a   Taplin, Stephen ^a,b,c  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative data; Cancer registry; Colorectal cancer; Positive predictive value; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; COLORECTAL CANCER; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL RECORD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 21344469958     PISSN: 13873741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10742-005-5562-0     Document Type: Article

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