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Will Rogers phenomenon: a standalone construct

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Will Rogersphenomenon1 CONSTRUCTWill Rogers phenomenonFEINSTEIN · EPIDEMIOLOGY

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Epidemiology

apparent improvement in survival within every stage when better diagnostics move patients to a higher stage, though no individual's outcome changes.

In epidemiology, Will Rogers phenomenon refers to apparent improvement in survival within every stage when better diagnostics move patients to a higher stage, though no individual's outcome changes. This meaning comes from Feinstein (1985) in New England Journal of Medicine.[1]

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References

  1. Feinstein, A. R., Sosin, D. M., & Wells, C. K. (1985). The Will Rogers Phenomenon: Stage Migration and New Diagnostic Techniques as a Source of Misleading Statistics for Survival in Cancer. New England Journal of Medicine, 312(25), 1604-1608. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm198506203122504

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