Accurately estimating breast cancer survival in Spain: Cross-matching local cancer registries with the National Death Index

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-54

  Martos, Carmen ^a,b   Saurina, Carme ^c,d   Feja, Cristina ^a,c   Saez, Marc ^c,d   Burriel, Carmen ^a   Barceló, Maria Antonia ^c,d   Gómez, Pilar ^a   Renart, Gemma ^c,d   Alcalá, Tomá ^b,e   Marcos Gragera, Rafael ^f  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y TECNOLOGÍA AGROALIMENTARIA DE ARAGÓN CITA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO ARAGONÉS DE CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^d CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^f Subdireccio General de Vigilancia I Resposta a Emergencies de Salut Publica   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Cancer survival rate; Medical record linkage; Spain; Surveillance; Vital statistics

Indexed keywords

CANCER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ACQUISITION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MORTALITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RESIDENT POPULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVORSHIP; WOMENS HEALTH;

ARAGON; CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERONA [CATALONIA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; ZARAGOZA;

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MORTALITY; REGISTER; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPAIN; SURVIVAL RATE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; REGISTRIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPAIN; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 70349156455     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892009000700008     Document Type: Article

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