The impact of the lookback period and definition of confirmatory events on the identification of incident cancer cases in administrative data

The impact of the lookback period and definition of confirmatory events on the identification of incident cancer cases in administrative data

Abstract Background This cohort study examined the impact of the lengths of lookback and confirmation periods as well as the definition of confirmatory events on the number of incident cancer cases identified and age-standardized cumulative incidences (ACI) estimated in administrative data using Ger...

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Main Authors: Jonas Czwikla, Kathrin Jobski, Tania Schink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Neoplasms
Breast neoplasms
Prostatic neoplasms
Colorectal neoplasms
Incidence
Administrative claims
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-017-0407-4

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