Cost of operating central cancer registries and factors that affect cost: Findings from an economic evaluation of centers for disease control and prevention national program of cancer registries

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 452-460

  Tangka, Florence K L ^a   Subramanian, Sujha ^b   Beebe, Maggie Cole ^b   Weir, Hannah K ^a   Trebino, Diana ^b,c   Babcock, Frances ^a   Ewing, Jean ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer registry; Cost; Economics

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEOPLASM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REGISTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTHCARE FINANCING; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84949591350     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000349     Document Type: Article

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