Validation of claims data algorithms to identify nonmelanoma skin cancer

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 132, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2005-2009

  Eide, Melody J ^a   Tuthill, J Mark ^a   Krajenta, Richard J ^a   Jacobsen, Gordon R ^a   Levine, Marc ^a   Johnson, Christine C ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; ICD-9-CM; NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING; NONMELANOMA SKIN CANCER; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN CANCER;

EID: 84863988332     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2012.98     Document Type: Article

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