Assessing the completeness of cancer registration using suboptimal death certificate information

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 478-479

  Castro, Clara ^a,c   José Bento, Maria ^a   Lunet, Nuno ^b,c   Campos, Pedro ^c  

^a North Region Cancer Registry (RORENO)   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; DATA BASE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; HUMAN; LETTER; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CANCER;

DEATH CERTIFICATES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84864349033     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: 14735709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CEJ.0b013e32834f811c     Document Type: Letter

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