Defining the Prostate Cancer Population in Texas Using Hospital Discharge Data

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dc.contributor.advisorSingh, Karan
dc.contributor.committeeMemberRene, Antonio A.
dc.creatorManuel, Christopher J.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T21:50:14Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T21:50:14Z
dc.date.issued2004-05-01
dc.date.submitted2014-02-24T14:54:05-08:00
dc.description.abstractManuel, Christopher J., Defining the prostate cancer population in Texas using hospital discharge data. Masters of Public Health (Biostatistics), May 2004, 25 pp., 6 tables, bibliography, 35 titles. The Texas Health Care Information Council (THCIC) was created by the 74th Texas Legislature in 1995. THCIC’s primary purpose is to provide data that will enable Texas consumers and health plan purchasers to make informed health care decisions. This data also serves the purpose of providing information about disease trends and hospital discharges. The purpose of this study was to describe the disease status of prostate cancer in the state of Texas. Prostate cancer is the most common non-cutaneous male malignancy and ranks as the second cause of cancer-related mortality among men in the United States. Epidemiologic data was extracted from the data set for analysis looking at disease trends based on a variety of factors such as age, race, and insurance.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/29618
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectCancer Biology
dc.subjectClinical Epidemiology
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subjectHealth Services Research
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.subjectOncology
dc.subjectOther Public Health
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectProstate cancer
dc.subjectTexas
dc.subjecthospital discharge data
dc.subjectTexas Health Care Information Council. THCIC
dc.subjectinformed health care decisions
dc.subjecthealth plan purchasers
dc.subjectdisease trends
dc.subjecthospital discharges
dc.subjectcancer
dc.subjectepidemiology
dc.subjectage
dc.subjectrace
dc.subjectinsurance
dc.titleDefining the Prostate Cancer Population in Texas Using Hospital Discharge Data
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dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentSchool of Public Health
thesis.degree.disciplineBiostatistics
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public Health

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