Conditional survival in Canada: Adjusting patient prognosis over time

Current Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 222-224

  Bryant, H ^a,b   Lockwood, G ^a,c   Rahal, R ^a   Ellison, L ^d  

^a Canadian Partnership Against Cancer   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d HEALTH STATISTICS DIVISION   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER SURVIVOR; CANCER SYSTEM PERFORMANCE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONDITIONAL SURVIVAL; DISEASE DURATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION;

EID: 84865158292     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17187729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3747/co.19.1148     Document Type: Article

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