Algorithms for ascertaining keratinocyte carcinomas using health insurance claims and prescription records

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2019 Aug;33(8):e275-e276. doi: 10.1111/jdv.15490. Epub 2019 May 8.

Authors

T Zhang^{1

2}, T K Lee^{1

2

3}, H Lui^{1

2

3}, B Kunimoto¹, C Han¹, Y Zhou¹, S Kalia^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology and Skin Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
² Photomedicine Institute, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
³ Department of Cancer Control Research Program and Integrative Oncology - BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

PMID: 30762901
DOI: 10.1111/jdv.15490

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Algorithms*
Canada / epidemiology
Carcinoma, Basal Cell / epidemiology*
Carcinoma, Basal Cell / pathology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / epidemiology*
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology
Drug Prescriptions*
Humans
Insurance Claim Reporting*
International Classification of Diseases
Keratinocytes / pathology*
Registries
Skin Neoplasms / epidemiology*
Skin Neoplasms / pathology

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