A Novel Approach to Estimate the Population-based Incidence of Testicular Cancer in Germany

Authors :: Stang, Andreas
Katalinic, Alexander
Stabenow, Roland
Source :: 54. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie (gmds); 20090907-20090910; Essen; DOC09gmds037 /20090831/
Publication Year :: 2009
Publisher :: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; Düsseldorf, 2009.
Abstract: Introduction: Nationwide DRG hospitalization data may provide a data source for the estimation of testicular cancer incidence. As orchiectomy for testicular cancer is the standard therapy undertaken in hospitals, a hospitalization with a diagnosis of testicular cancer and a treatment by orchiectomy [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]<br />54. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie (gmds)

Subjects :: endocrine system
hospitalization data
endocrine system diseases
ddc: 610
urogenital system
incidence
610 Medical sciences
Medicine
urologic and male genital diseases
testicular cancer

Language :: English
Database :: OpenAIRE
Journal :: 54. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie (gmds); 20090907-20090910; Essen; DOC09gmds037 /20090831/
Accession number :: edsair.doi.dedup.....e429d489024bb0782ddc7479b6049f36

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