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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...
Autores principales: | Schaffar, Robin, Rapiti, Elisabetta, Rachet, Bernard, Woods, Laura |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2013
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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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