CONTINUED INADEQUACIES IN DATA SOURCES FOR THE EVALUATION OF CANCER SERVICES

Authors
SMITH SJ MUIR KR WOLSTENHOLME JL THORNHILL KG ZAMORSKI A TOLLEY K LOGAN RFA CHILVERS CED
Citation
Sj. Smith et al., CONTINUED INADEQUACIES IN DATA SOURCES FOR THE EVALUATION OF CANCER SERVICES, British Journal of Cancer, 75(1), 1997, pp. 131-133
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Oncology
Journal title
British Journal of Cancer → ACNP
ISSN journal
00070920
Volume
75
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
131 - 133
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-0920(1997)75:1<131:CIIDSF>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
There is a need to evaluate cancer services and provide a baseline on current treatment success and organization. This study shows that this process may be severely hindered by case note destruction or inaccess ibility and incomplete information. This is an ongoing problem that ne eds to be addressed now.