Incidence of advanced colorectal cancer in Germany: comparing claims data and cancer registry data

Incidence of advanced colorectal cancer in Germany: comparing claims data and cancer registry data

Abstract Background Incidence rates of advanced cancer stages are important, e.g., for monitoring cancer screening programs. However, information from cancer registries on tumor stage is often incomplete. Exemplified by colorectal cancer (CRC), we explored the potential of German claims data to esti...

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Main Authors: Katja Anita Oppelt, Sabine Luttmann, Klaus Kraywinkel, Ulrike Haug
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Colorectal neoplasms
neoplasm staging
neoplasm metastasis
administrative claims, healthcare
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-019-0784-y

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