Using observational data to estimate an upper bound on the reduction in cancer mortality due to periodic screening

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-14

  Baker, Stuart G ^a   Erwin, Diane ^b   Kramer, Barnett S ^c   Prorok, Philip C ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COLON CANCER; COLORECTAL CANCER; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LUNG CANCER; METHODOLOGY; PERIODICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3042577560     PISSN: 14712288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-3-4     Document Type: Article

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