A modification to the flow method to estimate completeness in cancer registries with delayed registration
Author(s) -
Fabio Montanaro,
David S. Robinson,
Andrea Bordoni,
Jean-Michel Lutz
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1741-3850
pISSN - 1741-3842
DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdl046
Subject(s) - completeness (order theory) , data set , computer science , set (abstract data type) , range (aeronautics) , data mining , statistics , medicine , mathematics , artificial intelligence , composite material , programming language , mathematical analysis , materials science
For registries that routinely delay case registration, the flow method does not accurately describe their completeness over time. A modification to allow for such a delay is proposed and tested.
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