title: Large clinical databases for the study of lung cancer: Making up for the failure of randomized trials.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Chi-Fu Jeffrey
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Matthew G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Hartwig
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. Electronic address: thomas.damico@duke.edu.
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: D'Amico
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
authors.forename: Mark F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Berry
mesh_terms: D057225:Data Mining; D016208:Databases, Factual; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome