The accuracy of cancer mortality statistics based on death certificates in the United States

Cancer Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 126-131

  German, Robert R ^a   Fink, Aliza K ^b   Heron, Melonie ^c   Stewart, Sherri L ^a   Johnson, Chris J ^d   Finch, Jack L ^e   Yin, Daixin ^f  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b ICF Macro   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^d Cancer Data Registry of Idaho   (United States)

^e Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment ^*  (United States)

^f California Cancer Registry   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Colorado; Data quality; Death certificates; Idaho; Mortality; National Program of Cancer Registries; Neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; SEER PROGRAM; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953109855     PISSN: 18777821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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