The use of breast conserving surgery: linking insurance claims with tumor registry data

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The purpose of this study was to use insurance claims and tumor registry data to examine determinants of breast conserving surgery (BCS) in women with early stage breast cancer.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Breast ca...

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Main Authors: Yamashiro Gladys, Dhakal Sanjaya, Maskarinec Gertraud, Issell Brian F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2002-03-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/2/3