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Using Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine clinical term codes to assign histological findings for prostate biopsies in the Gauteng province, South Africa: Lessons learnt

BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer (PCa) is a leading male neoplasm in South Africa. OBJECTIVE: The aim of our study was to describe PCa using Systemized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED) clinical terms codes, which have the potential to generate more timely data. METHODS: The retrospective study design wa...

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Autores principales: Cassim, Naseem, Ahmad, Ahsan, Wadee, Reubina, George, Jaya A., Glencross, Deborah K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7565135/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33102166
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v9i1.909