Outcome-Based Equity in the Treatment of Colon Cancer Patients in Finland
- 1 October 1989
- journal article
- general essays
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
- Vol. 5 (4), 619-630
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462300008497
Abstract
The differences in survival rates of colon cancer patients between hospital districts were used as an indicator of equity in cancer treatment in Finland. The merits of two different assessment methods were evaluated. The large variation was mainly due to confounding by age and the extent of the disease and to random variation.Keywords
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