Evaluating colorectal cancer care in the Veterans Health Administration: How good are the data?

Journal of Geriatric Oncology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 187-193

  Lamont, Elizabeth B ^a,c   Landrum, Mary Beth ^c   Keating, Nancy L ^b,c   Bozeman, Samuel R ^d   McNeil, Barbara J ^b,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative data; Cancer Registry Data; Chemotherapy; Colorectal cancer; Elderly cancer patients; Medicare; Radiation therapy; Veterans' Health Administration

Indexed keywords

CAPECITABINE; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; VETERAN;

EID: 79958132438     PISSN: 18794068     EISSN: 18794076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2011.02.001     Document Type: Article

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