title: Association between Certificate of Need legislation and radiation therapy use among elderly patients with early cancers.
authors: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors: Aaron D
authors: AD
authors: Falchook
authors: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Electronic address: ronald_chen@med.unc.edu.
authors: Ronald C
authors: RC
authors: Chen
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002567:Certificate of Need / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D033161:Government Regulation; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011859:Radiography; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014600:Utilization Review