Comparison of methods for classifying Hispanic ethnicity in a population-based cancer registry

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 149, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1063-1071

  Stewart, Susan L ^a   Swallen, Karen C ^b   Glaser, Sally L ^a   Horn Ross, Pamela L ^a   West, Dee W ^a  

^a NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias (epidemiology); Classification; Ethnic groups; Hispanic Americans; Incidence; Neoplasms; Population studies; SEER program

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING;

EID: 0033151913     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009752     Document Type: Article

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