Open AccessClinical highlights from the National Cancer Data Base: 1997
Author(s) -
Menck Herman R.,
Jessup J. Milburn,
Eyre Harmon J.,
Cunningham Myles P.,
Fremgen Amy,
Murphy Gerald P.,
Winchester David P.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
ca: a cancer journal for clinicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 62.937
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1542-4863
pISSN - 0007-9235
DOI - 10.3322/canjclin.47.3.161
Subject(s) - base (topology) , cancer , medicine , computer science , data science , mathematics , mathematical analysis
The following highlights summarize the principle findings of the NCDB, which are presented in more detail in other reports, some of which have been published and others of which are in press or submitted awaiting review. Collectively, these findings present a broad pattern of NCDB assessment of cancer patterns of care. In addition to the resulting journal publications, 1,600 NCDB participating hospitals receive a customized summary of similar patterns of care and outcome at their facility compared with national norms, which is then used for quality assurance purposes.