Measuring Breast, Colorectal, and Prostate Cancer Screening with Medicare Claims Data

Background. Evaluating the use and effectiveness of cancer screening is an important component of cancer control programs. Medicare claims may be a useful source of data when screening older populations, but they are limited in terms of completeness and the ability to distinguish screening tests fro...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medical care 2002-08, Vol.40 (8), p.IV36-IV42
Hauptverfasser:	Freeman, Jean L., Klabunde, Carrie N., Schussler, Nicola, Warren, Joan L., Virnig, Beth A., Cooper, Gregory S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cancer screening Colonoscopy Colorectal cancer Mammography Medicare Prophets Prostate cancer Screening tests Sigmoidoscopy Surveillance
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