Interpreting international comparisons of cancer survival: The effects of incomplete registration and the presence of death certificate only cases on survival estimates

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 909-913

  Robinson, David ^a   Sankila, Risto ^b   Hakulinen, Timo ^b   Møller, Henrik ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cancer registries; Death certificate only; Incompleteness; Relative survival

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

COHORT STUDIES; DEATH CERTIFICATES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEOPLASMS; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33847779783     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2007.01.007     Document Type: Article

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