Regional variation in thyroid cancer incidence in Belgium is associated with variation in thyroid imaging and thyroid disease management

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 4063-4071

  Van Den Bruel, Annick ^a   Francart, Julie ^b   Dubois, Cecile ^c   Adam, Marielle ^b   Vlayen, Joan ^c   De Schutter, Harlinde ^b   Stordeur, Sabine ^c   Decallonne, Brigitte ^d  

^a General Hospital St Jan   (Belgium)

^b Research Department   (Belgium)

^c BELGIAN HEALTH CARE KNOWLEDGE CENTRE KCE   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVE IODINE; THIAMAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOBECTOMY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; THYROID CANCER; THYROID SURGERY; THYROIDECTOMY; THYROTOXICOSIS; URBANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; BELGIUM; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; COHORT STUDIES; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84885235401     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2013-1705     Document Type: Article

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