Journal article
Multistate models for comparing trends in hospitalizations among young adult survivors of colorectal cancer and matched controls
Abstract
BackgroundOver the past years, the incidence of colorectal cancer has been increasing among young adults. A large percentage of these patients live at least 5 years after diagnosis, but it is unknown whether their rate of hospitalizations after this 5-year mark is comparable to the general population.MethodsThis is a population-based cohort consisting of 917 young adult survivors diagnosed with colorectal cancer in Ontario from 1992–1999 and …
Authors
Sutradhar R; Forbes S; Urbach DR; Paszat L; Rabeneck L; Baxter NN
Journal
BMC Health Services Research, Vol. 12, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2012
DOI
10.1186/1472-6963-12-353
ISSN
1472-6963