Accuracy of cause of death data routinely recorded in a population-based cancer registry: impact on cause-specific survival and validation using the Geneva cancer registry

BACKGROUND: Information on the underlying cause of death of cancer patients is of interest because it can be used to estimate net survival. The population-based Geneva Cancer Registry is unique because registrars are able to review the official cause of death. This study aims to describe the differe...

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Autores principales: Schaffar, Robin, Rapiti, Elisabetta, Rachet, Bernard, Woods, Laura
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3879655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24373194
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-13-609

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3879655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24373194
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-13-609

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