Cross sectional study to assess the accuracy of electronic health record data to identify patients in need of lung cancer screening

Cross sectional study to assess the accuracy of electronic health record data to identify patients in need of lung cancer screening

Abstract Objective Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States [Siegel et al. in CA Cancer J Clin 66:7–30, 1]. However, evidence from clinical trials indicates that annual low-dose computed tomography screening reduces lung cancer mortality [Humphrey et al. in Ann Intern Me...

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Main Authors: Allison M. Cole, Bethann Pflugeisen, Malaika R. Schwartz, Sophie Cain Miller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Electronic health records
Lung cancer
Cancer screening
Primary care
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3124-0

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