Validating an algorithm to identify metastatic gastric cancer in the absence of routinely collected TNM staging data

Validating an algorithm to identify metastatic gastric cancer in the absence of routinely collected TNM staging data

Abstract Background Accurate TNM stage information is essential for cancer health services research, but is often impractical and expensive to collect at the population-level. We evaluated algorithms using administrative healthcare data to identify patients with metastatic gastric cancer. Methods A...

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Main Authors: Alyson L. Mahar, Yunni Jeong, Brandon Zagorski, Natalie Coburn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Gastric adenocarcinoma
Metastatic disease
Staging
Algorithm
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-3125-7

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