Estimation of National Colorectal-Cancer Incidence Using Claims Databases

Background. The aim of the study was to assess the accuracy of the colorectal-cancer incidence estimated from administrative data. Methods. We selected potential incident colorectal-cancer cases in 2004-2005 French administrative data, using two alternative algorithms. The first was based only o...

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Main Authors: C. Quantin, E. Benzenine, M. Hägi, B. Auverlot, M. Abrahamowicz, J. Cottenet, E. Fournier, C. Binquet, D. Compain, E. Monnet, A. M. Bouvier, A. Danzon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Cancer Epidemiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/298369