Validation of cause-of-death certification for outpatient cancers: The contrasting cases of melanoma and mycosis fungoides

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 148, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1184-1186

  Weinstock, Martin A ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Death certificates; Melanoma; Mortality; Mycosis fungoides; Registries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; MORTALITY; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; SKIN CANCER;

EID: 0032535759     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009607     Document Type: Article

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