The National Prostate Cancer Register of Sweden: Basis for quality assessment, quality improvement, and research

• Cancer quality registers are attracting increasing attention as metrics for quality assurance and improvement. Comprehensive, high-quality data in nationwide population-based registers are also an ideal basis for observational studies. Here we describe the organization of the National Prostate Cancer Register (NPCR) of Sweden as well as some examples of reports and results from analyses based on NPCR and other health-care registers. © 2017, The Author(s).

Ämnesord

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Cancer och onkologi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Cancer and Oncology (hsv//eng)

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clinical cancer register

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National Prostate Cancer Register (NPCR) Sweden

online registration

prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer data Base Sweden (PCBaSe)

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