Estimating the lifetime utilization rate of radiotherapy in cancer patients: The Multicohort Current Utilization Table (MCUT) method

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 99-108

  Zhang Salomons, Jina ^a   Mackillop, William J ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Current life table; Lifetime rates; SAS macro; Utilization rates

Indexed keywords

ELECTROTHERAPEUTICS; FORECASTING; RADIOTHERAPY;

CANCER PATIENTS; CURRENT LIFE-TABLE; FOLLOW UP; LIFETIME RATES; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SERVICES; ON CURRENTS; ONTARIO , CANADA; PROSTATE CANCER; SAS MACRO; UTILIZATION RATES;

HEALTH;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; LIFE TABLE METHOD; LUNG CANCER; MULTICOHORT CURRENT UTILIZATION TABLE; PROSTATE CANCER; SELF-RATING ANXIETY SCALE;

ALGORITHMS; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 49949089461     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2008.06.011     Document Type: Article

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