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Topic: Research Methodology

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Authors:	Schenck AP, Klabunde CN, Warren JL, Peacock S, Davis WW, Hawley ST, Pignone M, Ransohoff DF
Title:	Evaluation of Claims, Medical Records, and Self-report for Measuring Fecal Occult Blood Testing among Medicare Enrollees in Fee for Service
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2008 Apr
Journal:	Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 17(4):799-804
Topic(s):	Preventive & Screening Services; Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):
Keywords:	blood; Cancer; Evaluation; Medical Records; Medicare; methods; Occult Blood; North Carolina; Telephone; Result; Time
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Authors:	Shavers VL, Fagan P, McDonald P
Title:	Health disparities across the cancer continuum
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2007 Nov
Journal:	J Health Care Poor Underserved 18(4 Suppl):1-5
Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):
Keywords:	Cancer; disparity; epidemiology; ethnology; Health; Health Status Disparities; Humans; Minority Groups; Neoplasms; Poverty; United States
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Authors:	Shavers VL
Title:	Unsung heroes: Mr. Frank Jackson and Dr. Richard Bragg
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2007 Nov
Journal:	J Health Care Poor Underserved 18(4 Suppl):6-9
Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):
Keywords:	Cancer; education; Ethnic Groups; Health Status Disparities; Healthcare Disparities; History,21st Century; Humans; Minority Groups; National Cancer Institute (U.S.); Neoplasms; Portraits as Topic; prevention & control; Research Personnel; United States
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Authors:	Fernander AF, Shavers VL, Hammons GJ
Title:	A biopsychosocial approach to examining tobacco-related health disparities among racially classified social groups
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2007 Oct
Journal:	Addiction 102 Suppl 2:43-57
Topic(s):	Methods for Assessing Risk Factors; Diet; Health Disparities; Tobacco; Tobacco - Health Disparities; Physical Activity; Prevention; Research Methodology; Weight Status
Tumor Site(s):	Head and Neck; Lung
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):
Keywords:	Behavior; disparity; Ethnic Groups; Exercise; genetics; Health; Health Status; Humans; Kentucky; Life Style; methods; Obesity; Population; Result; Socioeconomic Factors; Tobacco; Tobacco Use Disorder
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Authors:	Shavers VL
Title:	Measurement of socioeconomic status in health disparities research
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2007 Sep
Journal:	J Natl Med Assoc 99(9):1013-23
Topic(s):	Methods for Assessing Risk Factors; Economics of Cancer; Health Disparities; Prevention; Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):
Keywords:	analysis; Cancer; classification; Health; Research; Role; Women
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Authors:	Klabunde CN, Legler JM, Warren JL, Baldwin LM, Schrag D
Title:	A refined comorbidity measurement algorithm for claims-based studies of breast, prostate, colorectal, and lung cancer patients
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2007 Aug
Journal:	Ann Epidemiol 17(8):584-90
Topic(s):	Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):	Breast; Prostate; Colorectal; Lung
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
Keywords:	Aged; Algorithms; Breast; Breast Neoplasms; Cancer; Colorectal Neoplasms; Comorbidity; Databases; economics; epidemiology; Female; Health; Health Services; Humans; Insurance Claim Review; Lung; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Medical Record Linkage; Medicare; Medicare Part A; Medicare Part B; methods; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; Patients; Prognosis; Proportional Hazards Models; Prostate; Prostatic Neoplasms; Reproducibility of Results; Research; Result; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; United States; utilization
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Authors:	Mariotto AB, Yabroff KR, Feuer EJ, De Angelis R, Brown M
Title:	Projecting the number of patients with colorectal carcinoma by phases of care in the US: 2000-2020
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2006 Dec
Journal:	Cancer Causes Control 17(10):1215-26
Topic(s):	Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):
Keywords:	Age Distribution; Aging; Carcinoma; Colorectal Neoplasms; diagnosis; epidemiology; Female; Forecasting; Humans; Incidence; Life Tables; Male; methods; mortality; Prevalence; Primary Prevention; Reproducibility of Results; Survival Analysis; therapy; United States
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Authors:	Klabunde CN, Harlan LC, Warren JL
Title:	Data sources for measuring comorbidity: a comparison of hospital records and medicare claims for cancer patients
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2006 Oct
Journal:	Med Care 44(10):921-8
Topic(s):	Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):	Breast; Colorectal
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	Patterns of Care Studies/Quality of Care Studies; SEER-Medicare Linked Database
Keywords:	Aged; Aged,80 and over; Cohort Studies; Comorbidity; diagnosis; economics; epidemiology; Female; Hospitalization; Hospitals; Humans; Insurance Claim Review; Male; Medical Audit; Medicare; methods; Neoplasms; Prevalence; Research; Research Support; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data
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Authors:	Baldwin LM, Klabunde CN, Green P, Barlow W, Wright G
Title:	In search of the perfect comorbidity measure for use with administrative claims data: does it exist?
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2006 Aug
Journal:	Med Care 44(8):745-53
Topic(s):	Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
Keywords:	Aged; Aged,80 and over; Cohort Studies; Colonic Neoplasms; Comorbidity; epidemiology; Evaluation Studies; Family; Female; Health Services Research; Humans; Insurance Claim Reporting; Male; Medicare; mortality; Patients; Research; Research Design; Research Support; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; Washington
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Authors:	Shavers VL, Shavers BS
Title:	Racism and health inequity among Americans
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2006 Mar
Journal:	J Natl Med Assoc 98(3):386-96
Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Epidemiology Studies & Related Methods; Health Disparities; Outcomes (All); Clinical Outcomes; Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):
Keywords:	African Americans; Behavior; Cancer; Delivery of Health Care; disparity; economics; education; Employment; Health; Health Behavior; Health Services; Health Status; History; Housing; Humans; Marketing; Population; Prejudice; Research; Result; Risk; Risk Factors; Role; Social Environment; Socioeconomic Factors; United States
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Authors:	Berry DA, Cronin KA, Plevritis SK, Fryback DG, Clarke L, Zelen M, Mandelblatt JS, Yakovlev AY, Habbema JD, Feuer EJ, Yabroff KR
Title:	Effect of screening and adjuvant therapy on mortality from breast cancer
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2005 Oct 27
Journal:	N Engl J Med 353(17):1784-92
Topic(s):	Screening; Treatment; Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):	Breast
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):
Keywords:	Adult; Aged; Antineoplastic Agents; Breast; Breast Neoplasms; Chemotherapy,Adjuvant; drug therapy; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Incidence; Mammography; Mass Screening; methods; Middle Aged; Models,Statistical; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; radiography; Research; Research Support; SEER Program; Survival Analysis; Tamoxifen; therapeutic use; therapy; Uncertainty; United States; utilization
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Authors:	Yabroff KR, Warren JL, Knopf K, Davis WW, Brown ML
Title:	Estimating patient time costs associated with colorectal cancer care
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2005 Jul
Journal:	Med Care 43(7):640-8
Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Economics of Cancer - Cost of Illness; Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
Keywords:	Colorectal Neoplasms; Cost of Illness; Costs and Cost Analysis; economics; Health Services Research; Hospitalization; Humans; Maryland; Medicare; methods; Research; SEER Program; therapy; Time; Travel; United States
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Authors:	Klabunde CN, Reeve BB, Harlan LC, Davis WW, Potosky AL
Title:	Do patients consistently report comorbid conditions over time?: results from the prostate cancer outcomes study
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2005 Apr
Journal:	Med Care 43(4):391-400
Topic(s):	Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	Prostate Cancer Outcomes Study (PCOS)
Keywords:	Adult; Age Factors; Aged; analysis; Comorbidity; Depression; diagnosis; economics; epidemiology; Health Status; Health Surveys; Humans; Income; Logistic Models; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Maryland; Mental Health; methods; Middle Aged; Patients; Prostatic Neoplasms; psychology; Questionnaires; Research; Self Disclosure; Socioeconomic Factors; Statistics; Survivors; Time; United States
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Authors:	Wingo PA, Howe HL, Thun MJ, Ballard-Barbash R, Ward E, Brown ML, Sylvester J, Friedell GH, Alley L, Rowland JH, Edwards BK
Title:	A national framework for cancer surveillance in the United States
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2005 Mar
Journal:	Cancer Causes Control 16(2):151-70
Topic(s):	Monitoring Risk Factors; Research Methodology; Policy
Tumor Site(s):	All Sites
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):
Keywords:	American Cancer Society; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.); Cost of Illness; Cost-Benefit Analysis; diagnosis; Disease Progression; epidemiology; Humans; Mass Screening; methods; National Institutes of Health (U.S.); Neoplasms; Palliative Care; Population Surveillance; Primary Prevention; Public Policy; Quality of Life; Registries; Research; Social Class; Survival Rate; therapy; United States
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Authors:	Michaud DS, Midthune D, Hermansen S, Leitzmann M, Harlan LC, Kipnis V, Schatzkin A
Title:	Comparison of cancer registry case ascertainment with SEER estimates and self-reporting in a subset of the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2005
Journal:	J Regist Manage 32:70-5
Topic(s):	Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):	All Sites
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):
Keywords:	Diet; Registries
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Authors:	Legler JM, Davis WW, Potosky AL, Hoffman RM
Title:	Latent variable modelling of recovery trajectories: sexual function following radical prostatectomy
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2004 Sep 30
Journal:	Stat Med 23(18):2875-93
Topic(s):	Treatment; Outcomes (All); Patient-reported Outcomes; Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	Prostate Cancer Outcomes Study (PCOS)
Keywords:	Growth; Humans; Impotence; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Models,Statistical; Patients; physiopathology; Probability; Prostatectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; Quality of Life; surgery; Time; United States
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Authors:	Vernon SW, Meissner H, Klabunde C, Rimer BK, Ahnen DJ, Bastani R, Mandelson MT, Nadel MR, Sheinfeld-Gorin S, Zapka J
Title:	Measures for ascertaining use of colorectal cancer screening in behavioral, health services, and epidemiologic research
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2004 Jun
Journal:	Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 13(6):898-905
Topic(s):	Screening; Research Methodology; Health Care Systems
Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	CMS-NCI Medicare CRC Screening Pilot Project
Keywords:	Colonoscopy; Colorectal Neoplasms; Comprehension; diagnosis; Diagnostic Tests,Routine; Health Knowledge,Attitudes,Practice; Humans; Mental Recall; methods; National Institutes of Health (U.S.); Occult Blood; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Questionnaires; Research; Research Support; Self Disclosure; Sigmoidoscopy; United States; utilization
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Authors:	Yankaskas BC, Klabunde CN, Ancelle-Park R, Renner G, Wang H, Fracheboud J, Pou G, Bulliard JL
Title:	International comparison of performance measures for screening mammography: can it be done?
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2004
Journal:	J Med Screen 11(4):187-93
Topic(s):	Screening; Research Methodology; Health Care Systems
Tumor Site(s):	Breast
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	International Cancer Screening Network (ICSN)
Keywords:	Breast; Breast Neoplasms; Data Collection; Databases,Factual; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Mammography; Mass Screening; methods; Multicenter Studies; North Carolina; Predictive Value of Tests; prevention & control; radiography; Radiology; Registries; standards; Women
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Authors:	Yabroff KR, Gordis L
Title:	Assessment of a national health interview survey-based method of measuring community socioeconomic status
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2003 Nov
Journal:	Ann Epidemiol 13(10):721-6
Topic(s):	Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):	Breast
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):
Keywords:	Aged; Breast; Breast Neoplasms; Cause of Death; Chi-Square Distribution; Confidentiality; epidemiology; Female; Health Surveys; Humans; Maryland; methods; Middle Aged; mortality; Poisson Distribution; Public Health; Research; Research Support; Risk; Role; Social Class; trends; United States; Women
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Authors:	Harlan LC, Clegg LX, Warren JL
Title:	Chemotherapy in women with breast cancer
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2003 Nov 18
Journal:	Ann Intern Med 139(10):868-9
Topic(s):	Treatment; Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):	Breast
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	Patterns of Care Studies/Quality of Care Studies
Keywords:	Aged; Antineoplastic Agents; Breast; Breast Neoplasms; Chemotherapy,Adjuvant; drug therapy; Female; Guideline Adherence; Humans; National Institutes of Health (U.S.); Practice Guidelines; SEER Program; therapeutic use; United States; utilization; Women
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Authors:	Yabroff KR, Mandelblatt JS
Title:	Measuring prevention effectiveness for decision analysis and economic evaluation
Type:	Book Chapter
Date:	2003
Book Editors:	Haddix AC, Teutsch SM, Corso PS
Book Title:	Prevention effectiveness: a guide to decision analysis and economic evaluation
ISBN:	0195148975
Topic(s):	Research Methodology; Economics of Cancer
Tumor Site(s):
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):
Keywords:	analysis; Cost effectiveness; Decision Making; Economic aspects; Evaluation; Medicine,Preventive; Prevention
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Authors:	Warren JL, Klabunde CN, Schrag D, Bach PB, Riley GF
Title:	Overview of the SEER-Medicare data: content, research applications, and generalizability to the United States elderly population
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2002 Aug
Journal:	Med Care 40(8 Suppl):IV-18
Topic(s):	Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
Keywords:	Aged; diagnosis; Epidemiologic Studies; epidemiology; Female; Health Services Research; Humans; Male; Maryland; Medical Record Linkage; Medicare; mortality; Neoplasms; organization & administration; Poverty; Registries; Research; Research Design; SEER Program; United States
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Authors:	Warren JL, Harlan LC, Fahey A, Virnig BA, Freeman JL, Klabunde CN, Cooper GS, Knopf KB
Title:	Utility of the SEER-Medicare data to identify chemotherapy use
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2002 Aug
Journal:	Med Care 40(8 Suppl):IV-61
Topic(s):	Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):	Breast; Colorectal; Ovary
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
Keywords:	Aged; analysis; Antineoplastic Agents; Breast; Breast Neoplasms; Colorectal Neoplasms; drug therapy; epidemiology; Female; Health Services Research; Hospitals; Humans; Insurance Claim Review; Male; Maryland; Medical Record Linkage; Medicare; methods; Ovarian Neoplasms; Physicians; Registries; Research; SEER Program; Statistics; therapeutic use; United States
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Authors:	Virnig BA, Warren JL, Cooper GS, Klabunde CN, Schussler N, Freeman J
Title:	Studying radiation therapy using SEER-Medicare-linked data
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2002 Aug
Journal:	Med Care 40(8 Suppl):IV-54
Topic(s):	Research Methodology; Treatment; Outcomes (All); Clinical Outcomes
Tumor Site(s):	Ovary
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
Keywords:	Aged; Brachytherapy; Breast; diagnosis; epidemiology; Female; Health Services Research; Humans; Insurance Claim Review; Male; Medical Record Linkage; Medicare; methods; Neoplasms; radiotherapy; Research; Research Support; SEER Program; therapy; United States
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Authors:	Schrag D, Bach PB, Dahlman C, Warren JL
Title:	Identifying and measuring hospital characteristics using the SEER-Medicare data and other claims-based sources
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2002 Aug
Journal:	Med Care 40(8 Suppl):IV-103
Topic(s):	Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
Keywords:	Aged; American Hospital Association; epidemiology; Health Services Research; Hospitals; Humans; Insurance Claim Review; Medicaid; Medical Record Linkage; Medicare; Neoplasms; New York; Research; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; therapy; United States
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Authors:	Potosky AL, Warren JL, Riedel ER, Klabunde CN, Earle CC, Begg CB
Title:	Measuring complications of cancer treatment using the SEER-Medicare data
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2002 Aug
Journal:	Med Care 40(8 Suppl):IV-8
Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Clinical Outcomes; Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):	All Sites
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; analysis; Antineoplastic Agents; complications; diagnosis; epidemiology; Exercise; Female; Health Services Research; Humans; Insurance Claim Reporting; Male; Maryland; Medical Record Linkage; Medicare; methods; Neoplasms; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Patients; Postoperative Complications; Prostatectomy; radiotherapy; Registries; Research; Research Design; SEER Program; therapy; United States
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Authors:	Nattinger AB, Schapira MM, Warren JL, Earle CC
Title:	Methodological issues in the use of administrative claims data to study surveillance after cancer treatment
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2002 Aug
Journal:	Med Care 40(8 Suppl):IV-74
Topic(s):	Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):	All Sites
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
Keywords:	Aged; analysis; Databases; epidemiology; Health Services Research; Humans; Insurance Claim Reporting; Medical Record Linkage; Medicare; methods; Neoplasms; Patients; prevention & control; Registries; Research; Research Design; Research Support; SEER Program; Survival Analysis; therapy; United States; Wisconsin
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Authors:	Klabunde CN, Warren JL, Legler JM
Title:	Assessing comorbidity using claims data: an overview
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2002 Aug
Journal:	Med Care 40(8 Suppl):IV-35
Topic(s):	Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
Keywords:	Algorithms; Comorbidity; Databases; economics; epidemiology; Health Services Research; Health Status; Humans; Insurance Claim Review; Maryland; Medical Record Linkage; Medicare; Neoplasms; Patients; Research; SEER Program; United States; utilization
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Authors:	Freeman JL, Klabunde CN, Schussler N, Warren JL, Virnig BA, Cooper GS
Title:	Measuring breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer screening with medicare claims data
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2002 Aug
Journal:	Med Care 40(8 Suppl):IV-42
Topic(s):	Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):	Breast; Colorectal; Prostate
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
Keywords:	Aged; Aging; blood; Breast; Breast Neoplasms; Colonoscopy; Colorectal Neoplasms; diagnosis; Enema; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Insurance Claim Review; Male; Mammography; Mass Screening; Medicare; methods; Occult Blood; Prostate-Specific Antigen; Prostatic Neoplasms; Research; Research Design; Research Support; SEER Program; Sigmoidoscopy; Texas; United States; utilization
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Authors:	Earle CC, Nattinger AB, Potosky AL, Lang K, Mallick R, Berger M, Warren JL
Title:	Identifying cancer relapse using SEER-Medicare data
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2002 Aug
Journal:	Med Care 40(8 Suppl):IV-81
Topic(s):	Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):	Leukemia
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
Keywords:	Adult; Aged; Algorithms; Boston; diagnosis; epidemiology; Health Services Research; Humans; Insurance Claim Reporting; Leukemia,Myelocytic,Acute; Medical Record Linkage; Medical Records; Medicare; methods; pathology; Patients; Predictive Value of Tests; Recurrence; Registries; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; Sensitivity and Specificity; surgery; therapy; Time; United States
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Authors:	Cooper GS, Virnig B, Klabunde CN, Schussler N, Freeman J, Warren JL
Title:	Use of SEER-Medicare data for measuring cancer surgery
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2002 Aug
Journal:	Med Care 40(8 Suppl):IV-8
Topic(s):	Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
Keywords:	analysis; Biopsy; Breast; epidemiology; Health Services Research; Humans; Insurance Claim Review; Medical Record Linkage; Medicare; Neoplasms; Patients; Research; Research Support; SEER Program; surgery; therapy; United States
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Authors:	Brown ML, Riley GF, Schussler N, Etzioni R
Title:	Estimating health care costs related to cancer treatment from SEER-Medicare data
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2002 Aug
Journal:	Med Care 40(8 Suppl):IV-17
Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Economics of Cancer - Health Care Costs; Research Methodology; Treatment
Tumor Site(s):	All Sites
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
Keywords:	Aged; Breast; economics; Health Care Costs; Health Services Research; Humans; Incidence; Maryland; Medical Record Linkage; Medicare; methods; Neoplasms; Research; SEER Program; therapy; United States
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Authors:	Baldwin LM, Adamache W, Klabunde CN, Kenward K, Dahlman C, Warren L
Title:	Linking physician characteristics and medicare claims data: issues in data availability, quality, and measurement
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2002 Aug
Journal:	Med Care 40(8 Suppl):IV-95
Topic(s):	Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
Keywords:	American Medical Association; Databases; epidemiology; Family; Health Services Research; Humans; Insurance Claim Reporting; Medical Record Linkage; Medicare; methods; Neoplasms; Physician's Practice Patterns; Physicians; Registries; Research; Research Support; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; therapy; United States; Washington
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Authors:	Bach PB, Guadagnoli E, Schrag D, Schussler N, Warren JL
Title:	Patient demographic and socioeconomic characteristics in the SEER-Medicare database applications and limitations
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2002 Aug
Journal:	Med Care 40(8 Suppl):IV-25
Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
Keywords:	Aged; Continental Population Groups; Demography; epidemiology; ethnology; Female; Health Services Research; Humans; Income; Male; Medical Record Linkage; Medicare; Neoplasms; New York; Research; SEER Program; Sex; Socioeconomic Factors; Survival Analysis; United States
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Authors:	Field TS, Cadoret CA, Brown ML, Ford M, Greene SM, Hill D, Hornbrook MC, Meenan RT, White MJ, Zapka JM
Title:	Surveying physicians: do components of the "Total Design Approach" to optimizing survey response rates apply to physicians?
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2002 Jul
Journal:	Med Care 40(7):596-605
Topic(s):	Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	HMO Cancer Research Network (HMO CRN)
Keywords:	Attitude of Health Personnel; Data Collection; economics; epidemiology; Health Services Research; Humans; methods; Motivation; Physicians; Postal Service; psychology; Questionnaires; Research; Research Support; Role; Sensitivity and Specificity; statistics & numerical data
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Authors:	Brown ML, Knopf KB, Marcus S, Lipscomb J
Title:	Economic analysis and clinical research
Type:	Book Chapter
Date:	2002
Book Editors:	Gallin JI
Book Title:	Principles and practice of clinical research
ISBN:	0122740653
Topic(s):	Prevention; Screening; Treatment; Economics of Cancer; Research Methodology; Policy
Tumor Site(s):	All Sites
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):
Keywords:	Clinical medicine; Research; analysis
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Authors:	Clegg LX, Potosky AL, Harlan LC, Hankey BF, Hoffman RM, Stanford JL, Hamilton AS
Title:	Comparison of self-reported initial treatment with medical records: results from the prostate cancer outcomes study
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2001 Sep 15
Journal:	Am J Epidemiol 154(6):582-7
Topic(s):	Treatment; Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	Prostate Cancer Outcomes Study (PCOS)
Keywords:	Adult; Aged; Aged,80 and over; Antineoplastic Agents; Antineoplastic Agents,Hormonal; Health Surveys; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Medical Records; Mental Recall; Middle Aged; Prostatectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; Questionnaires; radiotherapy; Sensitivity and Specificity; statistics & numerical data; therapeutic use; therapy; Truth Disclosure
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Authors:	Etzioni R, Ramsey SD, Berry K, Brown M
Title:	The impact of including future medical care costs when estimating the costs attributable to a disease: a colorectal cancer case study
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2001 Apr
Journal:	Health Econ 10(3):245-56
Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Economics of Cancer - Cost of Illness; Research Methodology; Treatment
Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
Keywords:	Cohort Studies; Colorectal Neoplasms; Cost of Illness; Cost-Benefit Analysis; economics; epidemiology; Female; Health Care Costs; Health Expenditures; Health Services Research; Humans; Male; Mass Screening; Medicare; methods; Research; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; trends; United States
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Authors:	Klabunde CN, Potosky AL, Legler JM, Warren JL
Title:	Development of a comorbidity index using physician claims data
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2000 Dec
Journal:	J Clin Epidemiol 53(12):1258-67
Topic(s):	Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):	Breast; Prostate
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
Keywords:	Breast; Breast Neoplasms; classification; Cohort Studies; Comorbidity; Diagnosis-Related Groups; economics; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Insurance Claim Review; Insurance,Physician Services; Male; Medicare; mortality; Patients; Predictive Value of Tests; Prevalence; Proportional Hazards Models; Prostatic Neoplasms; Research; United States; utilization
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Authors:	Legler J, Potosky AL, Gilliland FD, Eley JW, Stanford JL
Title:	Validation study of retrospective recall of disease-targeted function: results from the prostate cancer outcomes study
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2000 Aug
Journal:	Med Care 38(8):847-57
Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Patient-reported Outcomes; Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	Prostate Cancer Outcomes Study (PCOS)
Keywords:	Aged; Attitude to Health; complications; diagnosis; Humans; Linear Models; Male; Maryland; Mental Recall; methods; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); physiopathology; Prostatic Neoplasms; Quality of Life; Reproducibility of Results; Research; Research Support; SEER Program
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Authors:	Du X, Freeman JL, Warren JL, Nattinger AB, Zhang D, Goodwin JS
Title:	Accuracy and completeness of Medicare claims data for surgical treatment of breast cancer
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	2000 Jul
Journal:	Med Care 38(7):719-27
Topic(s):	Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):	Breast
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
Keywords:	Aging; Breast; Breast Neoplasms; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Insurance Claim Reporting; Internal Medicine; Mastectomy; Medicare; methods; Patients; Registries; Reproducibility of Results; Research; Research Support; SEER Program; surgery; Texas; trends; United States; Women
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Authors:	Brown ML, Riley GF, Potosky AL, Etzioni RD
Title:	Obtaining long-term disease specific costs of care: application to Medicare enrollees diagnosed with colorectal cancer
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	1999 Dec
Journal:	Med Care 37(12):1249-59
Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Economics of Cancer - Health Care Costs; Research Methodology; Treatment
Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
Keywords:	Age Distribution; Aged; Aged,80 and over; Case-Control Studies; Colorectal Neoplasms; Databases,Factual; diagnosis; economics; epidemiology; Female; Health Care Costs; Humans; Incidence; Insurance Claim Reporting; Long-Term Care; Male; Maryland; Medicare; methods; mortality; Patients; Proportional Hazards Models; Registries; Research; SEER Program; Sex Distribution; statistics & numerical data; Survival Analysis; Terminal Care; therapy; Time; trends; United States
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Authors:	Warren JL, Feuer E, Potosky AL, Riley GF, Lynch CF
Title:	Use of Medicare hospital and physician data to assess breast cancer incidence
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	1999 May
Journal:	Med Care 37(5):445-56
Topic(s):	Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):	Breast
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
Keywords:	Breast; Breast Neoplasms; diagnosis; epidemiology; False Positive Reactions; Female; Humans; Incidence; Inpatients; Logistic Models; Medicare; Medicare Part A; Medicare Part B; methods; Registries; Research; Roc Curve; SEER Program; Sensitivity and Specificity; statistics & numerical data; United States; utilization; Women
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Authors:	Legler JM, Feuer EJ, Potosky AL, Merrill RM, Kramer BS
Title:	The role of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing patterns in the recent prostate cancer incidence decline in the United States
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	1998 Oct
Journal:	Cancer Causes Control 9(5):519-27
Topic(s):	Research Methodology; Screening
Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
Keywords:	African Continental Ancestry Group; Age Distribution; Aged; Aged,80 and over; blood; Cancer; diagnosis; epidemiology; European Continental Ancestry Group; Humans; Incidence; Male; Mass Screening; Medicare; methods; Prostate-Specific Antigen; Prostatic Neoplasms; Registries; Risk Factors; Role; SEER Program; Sensitivity and Specificity; statistics & numerical data; Survival Rate; trends; United States
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Authors:	Albertsen PC, Nease RF, Jr., Potosky AL
Title:	Assessment of patient preferences among men with prostate cancer
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	1998 Jan
Journal:	J Urol 159(1):158-63
Topic(s):	Treatment; Outcomes (All); Patient-reported Outcomes; Research Methodology; Economics of Cancer
Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):
Keywords:	Aged; Aged,80 and over; Feasibility Studies; Humans; Male; methods; Middle Aged; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Patient Satisfaction; Patients; Pilot Projects; Prostatic Neoplasms; psychology; Quality of Life; Reproducibility of Results; Research; Research Support; Risk Assessment; surgery; therapy
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Authors:	Brown M, McCabe M, Schulman KA, eds.
Title:	Integrating economic analysis into cancer clinical trials: the National Cancer Institute-American Society of Clinical Oncology Economics Workbook
Type:	Journal Article
Date:	1998
Journal:	J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr (24):1-28
Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Research Methodology
Tumor Site(s):
Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):
Keywords:	analysis; Cancer; Clinical Trials; Costs and Cost Analysis; economics; Economics,Medical; Health Care Costs; Humans; Medical Oncology; National Institutes of Health (U.S.); Neoplasms; Research; Research Support; Societies,Medical; statistics & numerical data; therapy; United States
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