Identification in administrative databases of women dying of breast cancer.

PURPOSE: Palliative care is an essential component of cancer care, and population-based research is needed to monitor its impact. Administrative databases are the cornerstone of health services research. Their limitation is that cause of death is not sufficient to readily classify decedents as termi...

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Published in:Journal of Clinical Oncology Vol. 24; no. 6; pp. 856 - 863
Main Authors: Gagnon B, Mayo NE, Laurin C, Hanley JA, McDonald N
Format: research Journal Article
Published: American Society of Clinical Oncology 2/20/2006
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