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Small Area Variations in Health Care Delivery

1973 • 1,865 citations

Reanalysis and Results after 12 Years of Follow-up in a Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Total Mastectomy with Lumpectomy with or without Irradiation in the Treatment of Breast Cancer

1995 • 1,480 citations

The accuracy of Medicare's hospital claims data: progress has been made, but problems remain.

1992 • 723 citations

Geographic variation in breast cancer mortality in the United States: A hypothesis involving exposure to solar radiation

1990 • 579 citations

Patterns of Care Related to Age of Breast Cancer Patients

1987 • 547 citations

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1992 • 487 citations

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1996 • 437 citations

Choice of Cancer Therapy Varies With Age of Patient

1986 • 395 citations

Underutilization of Breast-Conserving Surgery and Radiation Therapy Among Women With Stage I or II Breast Cancer

1991 • 372 citations

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1993 • 213 citations

Age As a Predictor of Diagnostic and Initial Treatment Intensity in Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients

1989 • 198 citations

Determinants of cancer therapy in elderly patients

1993 • 197 citations

The Effect of Age and Comorbidity in the Treatment of Elderly Women With Nonmetastatic Breast Cancer

1996 • 169 citations

Treatment Differences and Other Prognostic Factors Related to Breast Cancer Survival

1994 • 162 citations

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1987 • 136 citations

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1991 • 114 citations

Geographic Variation in Mortality From Breast Cancer Among White Women in the United States

1995 • 113 citations

Hospital Variables Associated With Quality of Care for Breast Cancer Patients

1991 • 112 citations

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1993 • 102 citations

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1992 • 100 citations

Breast Cancer in the Elderly

1986 • 96 citations

Measuring the incidence of cancer in elderly americans using medicare claims data

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Accuracy of Medicare Claims Data for Estimation of Cancer Incidence and Resection Rates Among Elderly Americans

1991 • 81 citations

Geographic Patterns of Breast Cancer in the United States

1977 • 72 citations

Changing Treatment of Breast Cancer in New Mexico From 1969 Through 1985

1988 • 63 citations

Determination of Lung Cancer Incidence in the Elderly using Medicare Claims Data

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Geographical variation in cancer patient survival in Finland: chance, confounding, or effect of treatment?

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Regional differences in breast cancer survival are correlated with differences in differentiation and rate of proliferation

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Patterns of Breast Cancer Treatment: A Comparison of a Rural Population With an Urban Population and a Community Clinical Oncology Program Sample.

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