The thyroid cancer policy model: A mathematical simulation model of papillary thyroid carcinoma in The U.S. population

Carrie Lubitz; Ayman Ali; Tiannan Zhan; Curtis Heberle; Craig White; Yasuhiro Ito; Akira Miyauchi; G. Scott Gazelle; Chung Yin Kong; Chin Hur

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0177068

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The thyroid cancer policy model: A mathematical simulation model of papillary thyroid carcinoma in The U.S. population

Carrie Lubitz ,

* E-mail: clubitz@mgh.harvard.edu

Affiliations Institute for Technology Assessment, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6786-5477

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Ayman Ali,

Affiliation Institute for Technology Assessment, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Tiannan Zhan,

Affiliation Institute for Technology Assessment, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Curtis Heberle,

Affiliation Institute for Technology Assessment, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Craig White,

Affiliation PhD Program in Health Policy, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Yasuhiro Ito,

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Kuma Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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Akira Miyauchi,

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Kuma Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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G. Scott Gazelle,

Affiliations Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, PhD Program in Health Policy, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Chung Yin Kong,

Affiliations Institute for Technology Assessment, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Chin Hur

Affiliations Institute for Technology Assessment, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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The thyroid cancer policy model: A mathematical simulation model of papillary thyroid carcinoma in The U.S. population

Carrie Lubitz,
Ayman Ali,
Tiannan Zhan,
Curtis Heberle,
Craig White,
Yasuhiro Ito,
Akira Miyauchi,
G. Scott Gazelle,
Chung Yin Kong,
Chin Hur

Published: May 8, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177068

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