In the absence of cancer registry data, is it sensible to assess incidence using hospital separation records?

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Brackley, Moyra E ^a   Penning, Margaret J ^a   Lesperance, Mary L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL RECORD; PROSTATE CANCER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33750265056     PISSN: 14759276     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-5-12     Document Type: Article

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