Prevalence and trends of selected urologic conditions for VA healthcare users.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Conducted as part of the Urologic Diseases in America project whose aim was to quantify the burden of urologic diseases on the American public, this study focuses on Veterans Health Administration (VHA) users as a special population to supplement data on overall prevalence rates and trends in the United States. Veterans comprise 25% of the male population 18 years or older and contribute substantially to the overall burden of urologic conditions. The objective of this study is to describe the prevalence rates and trends of urologic cancers and selected benign conditions from 1999 to 2002 for VHA users.

Methods

VHA administrative files for 1999-2002 and Medicare claims files for the same years were used to identify those who had a diagnosis of qualifying urologic c

SUBMITTER: Sohn MW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1654168 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature