Breast biopsy patterns and outcomes in surveillance, epidemiology, and end results-medicare data

Cancer

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 716-724

  Friese, Christopher R ^a,b   Neville, Bridget A ^c   Edge, Stephen B ^d   Hassett, Michael J ^c,e   Earle, Craig C ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast; Diagnostic techniques and procedures; Health services research; Medicare; Outcome assessment (healthcare); Seer program

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICARE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR VOLUME;

AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; CARCINOMA, INTRADUCTAL, NONINFILTRATING; CARCINOMA, LOBULAR; COHORT STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICARE; NEOPLASM STAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEER PROGRAM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60849106351     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24085     Document Type: Article

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