<p>Using claims data to attribute patients with breast, lung, or colorectal cancer to prescribing oncologists</p>
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Validation of Claims Algorithms for Progression to Metastatic Cancer in Patients with Breast, Non-small Cell Lung, and Colorectal Cancer
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عنوان ژورنال: Pragmatic and Observational Research
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1179-7266
DOI: 10.2147/por.s197252