Medicare claims data reliably identify treatments for basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma: A prospective cohort study

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 154-158

  Thompson, Bridie S ^a   Olsen, Catherine M ^a   Subramaniam, Padmini ^b   Neale, Rachel E ^b   Whiteman, David C ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

basal cell carcinoma; keratinocyte cancers; Medical Benefits Scheme; Medicare; sensitivity; squamous cell carcinoma; validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; KERATINOCYTE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; KERATINOCYTES; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84948167347     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: 17536405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12478     Document Type: Article

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