Simulation modelling to validate the flow method for estimating completeness of case ascertainment by cancer registries

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 455-462

  Silcocks, Paul B S ^a,b   Robinson, David ^c  

^a Trent Cancer Registry   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Epidemiology; Statistical methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLORECTAL TUMOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEOPLASM; REGISTER; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEOPLASMS; REGISTRIES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 36248985625     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdm053     Document Type: Article

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