Use of the SEER Cancer Registry for technology assessment.
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چکیده
The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) cancer registry contributed to technology assessment by providing population-based samples for detailed case-control studies, by serving as the control group in comparisons with various experimental groups, by allowing an assessment of selection bias in clinical trials, and by facilitating evaluations of classification and coding systems.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- International journal of technology assessment in health care
دوره 7 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1991