Databases as vehicles for comparative effectiveness research

JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1585-1588

  Minami, Christina A ^a   Bilimoria, Karl Y ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER REGISTRY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DATA BASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICARE; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CODING; SCIENTIST; SURGEON; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREND STUDY; FACTUAL DATABASE; ONCOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY;

EID: 84983099810     PISSN: 15401405     EISSN: 15401413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2015.0184     Document Type: Note

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