Quality, comparability and methods of analysis of data on childhood cancer in Europe (1978-1997): Report from the Automated Childhood Cancer Information System project

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 42, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 1915-1951

  Steliarova Foucher, E ^a   Kaatsch, P ^b   Lacour, B ^c   Pompe Kirn, V ^d   Eser, S ^e   Miranda, A ^f   Danzon, A ^g   Ratiu, A ^h   Parkin, D M ⁱ  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^d INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Slovenia)

^e Izmir Cancer Registry   (Turkey)

^f Cancer Registry of Southern Portugal (ROR Sul)   (Portugal)

^g Cancer Registry of Doubs   (France)

^h Institutul Oncologic Prof Dr Alexandru Trestioreanu Bucuresti   (Romania)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Data quality; Epidemiology; Europe; Incidence; Registry; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EUROPE; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 33747126722     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2006.05.007     Document Type: Article

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