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Annals of Surgical Oncology
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology 2/2008

Open Access 01-02-2008 | Healthcare Policy and Outcomes

Secondary Analyses of Large Population-Based Data Sets: Issues of Quality, Standards, and Understanding

Authors: Clifford Y. Ko, MD, Janak Parikh, MD, David Zingmond, MD

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 2/2008

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Nathan and Pawlik have written an important commentary regarding secondary analyses of large population-based data sets1 for this issue of the Annals of Surgical Oncology. The commentary highlights not only some of the important issues that investigators need to address when performing such studies, but also some of the issues that the reder needs to understand when evaluating these types of studies. Each of the issues raised by the authors is important and could be the focus of a detailed dissertation; we would like to build on their commentary and discuss five items/ideas as the field moves forward. …
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Metadata
Title
Secondary Analyses of Large Population-Based Data Sets: Issues of Quality, Standards, and Understanding
Authors
Clifford Y. Ko, MD
Janak Parikh, MD
David Zingmond, MD
Publication date
01-02-2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 2/2008
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-007-9657-4

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