The EUROCARE-3 database: Methodology of data collection, standardisation, quality control and statistical analysis

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL.5, 2003, Pages

  Capocaccia, R ^a   Gatta, G ^b   Roazzi, P ^a   Carrani, E ^a   Santaquilani, M ^a   De Angelis, R ^a   Tavilla, A ^a   Oberaigner, W ^c   Jechova, M ^d   Rousarova, M ^d   Storm, H H ^e   Aareleid, T ^f   Hakulinen, T ^g   Hedelin G ^h   Tron, I ⁱ   Le Gall, E ⁱ   Launoy, G ^j   Mace Lesech J ^k   Faivre, J ^l   Chaplain, G ^m   Carli, P M ⁿ   Danzon, A ^o   Tretarre, B ^p   Colonna, M ^q   Lacour, B ^r   Raverdy, N ^s   Berger, C ^t   Freycon, F ^t   Grosclaude, P ^u   Esteve J ^v   Kaatch, P ^w   Ziegler, H ^x   Holzel D ^y   Fritschle, G Schubert ^y   Tryggvadottir, L ^z   Berrino, F ^br   Allemani, C ^b   Baili, P ^b   Ciccolallo, L ^b   Micheli, A ^b   Sant, M ^b   Taussig, E ^b   Hartley, S ^a   Valente, F ^a   Verdecchia, A ^a   Ferretti, S ^aa   Crosignani, P ^b   Tagliabue, G ^b   Conti, E ^ab   Vercelli, M ^ac   Pannelli, F ^ad,ae   Vitarelli, S ^ad   Mosciatti, P ^ae   Federico, M ^af   Artioli, M E ^af   De Leon, M Ponz ^ag   Benatti, P ^ag   De Lisi, V ^ah   Serventi, L ^ah   Zanetti, R ^ai   Patriarca, S ^ai   Magnani, C ^aj   Pastore, G ^aj   Gafa L ^ak   Tumino, R ^ak   Falcini, F ^al   Budroni, M ^am   Paci, E ^an   Crocetti, E ^an   Zambon, P ^ao   Guzzinati, S ^ao   Dalmas, M ^ap   Langmark, F ^aq   Andersen, A ^aq   Rachtan, J ^ar   Bielska Lasota, M ^as   Wronkowski, Z ^as   Zwierko, M ^as   Pinheiro, P S ^at   Plesko I ^au   Obsitnikova A ^au   Pompe Kim, V ^av   Izarzugaza, I ^aw   Martinez Garcia, C ^ax   Garau, I ^ay   Navarro, C ^az   Chirlaque, M D ^az   Ardanaz, E ^ba   Moreno, C ^ba   Galceran, J ^bb   Torrella, A ^bc   PerisBonet, R ^bd   Barlow, L ^be   Moller T ^be   Jundt, G ^bf   Lutz, J M ^bg   Usel, M ^bg   Coebergh, J W W ^bh   Van Der Does Van Den Berg, A ^bi   Visser, O ^bj   Godward, S ^bk   Coleman, M P ^bl   Williams, E M I ^bm   Forman, D ^bn   Quinn, M J ^bo   Roche, M ^bp   Edwards, S ^bp   Stiller, C ^bq   Verne, J ^br   Moller H ^bs   Bell, J ^bs   Botha, J L ^bt   Lawrence, G ^bu   Black, R ^bv   Brewster, D ^bv   Steward, J A ^bw   more..

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c Tyrol Cancer Registry   (Austria)

^d Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic   (Czech Republic)

^e DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^f Estonian Cancer Registry   (Estonia)

^g FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

^h Cancer Registry of Bas Rhin   (France)

ⁱ Bretagne Childhood Cancer Registry   (France)

^j Calvados Digestive Cancer Registry   (France)

^k Calvados General Cancer Registry   (France)

^l Côte D'Or Digestive Cancer Registry   (France)

^m Côte d'Or Gynaecological Cancer Registry   (France)

ⁿ ote d'Or Malignant Haemopathies Registry   (France)

^o Doubs Cancer Registry   (France)

^p Herault Cancer Registry   (France)

^q Is ere Cancer Registry   (France)

^r Lorraine Childhood Cancer Registry   (France)

^s Somme Cancer Registry   (France)

^t Rhone Alpes Childhood Registry   (France)

^u Tarn Cancer Registry   (France)

^v UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^w German Childhood Cancer Registry   (Germany)

^x SAARLAND CANCER REGISTRY   (Germany)

^y Munich Cancer Registry   (Germany)

^z ICELANDIC CANCER REGISTRY   (Iceland)

^aa Ferrara Cancer Registry   (Italy)

^ab Latina Cancer Registry   (Italy)

^ac UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^ad Macerata Cancer Registry   (Italy)

^ae Marche Childhood Cancer Registry   (Italy)

^af MODENA CANCER REGISTRY   (Italy)

^ag Marche Childhood Cancer Registry ^*  (Italy)

^ah PARMA CANCER REGISTRY   (Italy)

^ai Piedmont Cancer Registry   (Italy)

^aj Piedmont Childhood Cancer Registry   (Italy)

^ak Ragusa Cancer Registry   (Italy)

^al Romagna Cancer Institute   (Italy)

^am Sassari Cancer Registry   (Italy)

^an Tuscan Cancer Registry   (Italy)

^ao Venetian Cancer Registry   (Italy)

^ap Malta National Cancer Registry   (Malta)

^aq CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^ar Cracow Cancer Registry   (Poland)

^as INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Poland)

^at Southern Portugal Cancer Registry   (Portugal)

^au National Cancer Registry of   (Slovakia)

^av INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Slovenia)

^aw Basque Country Cancer Registry   (Spain)

^ax Granada Cancer Registry   (Spain)

^ay Mallorca Cancer Registry   (Spain)

^az Murcia Cancer Registry   (Spain)

^ba Navarra Cancer Registry   (Spain)

^bb Tarragona Cancer Registry   (Spain)

^bc Childhood Tumour Registry of Valencia   (Spain)

^bd National Registry of Childhood Tumours   (Spain)

^be Cancer Registry of Sweden   (Sweden)

^bf Cancer Registry of Basel   (Switzerland)

^bg GENEVA CANCER REGISTRY   (Switzerland)

^bh Eindhoven Cancer Registry   (Netherlands)

^bi DUTCH CHILDHOOD ONCOLOGY GROUP   (Netherlands)

^bj Cancer Center Amsterdam   (Netherlands)

^bk East Anglian Cancer Registry   (United Kingdom)

^bl LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^bm Merseyside and Cheshire Cancer Registry   (United Kingdom)

^bn Northern and Yorkshire Cancer Registry and Infonmition Service   (United Kingdom)

^bo OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS   (United Kingdom)

^bp UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^bq Childhood Cancer Research Group   (United Kingdom)

^br Oxford Cancer Intelligence Unit ^*

^bs Thames Cancer Registry   (United Kingdom)

^bt Trent Cancer Registry   (United Kingdom)

^bu W Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit   (United Kingdom)

^bv Cancer Information Group   (United Kingdom)

^bw Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Cancer survival; Data quality; Population based cancer registries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DEMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDITY; ADULT; AGE; CHILD; COLORECTAL TUMOR; EUROPE; FEMALE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; REGISTER; STANDARD; STATISTICS; STOMACH TUMOR; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTRIES; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 5444223175     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdg751     Document Type: Article

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