Influence of death certificate errors on cancer mortality trends

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 85, Issue 13, 1993, Pages 1063-1068

  Hoel, David G ^a   Ron, Elaine ^b   Carter, Randy ^c   Mabuchi, Kiyohiko ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Department of Epidemiology ^*  (Japan)

^c RADIATION EFFECTS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER REGISTRY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; DEATH CERTIFICATES; DOCUMENTATION; HUMAN; JAPAN; MIDDLE AGE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0027324525     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/85.13.1063     Document Type: Article

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