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How Malignant Mesothelioma Was Coded in Mortality Data in Taiwan During Years When the Specific ICD Code Was Not Available?
PURPOSE: Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is associated with past exposure to asbestos and the latency period ranged from 20 to 40 years. Asbestos consumption reached a peak in the 1980s in Taiwan, and the MM mortality is expected to increase since 2000s. However, no specific code for MM was available be...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8713711/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34992464 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CLEP.S339956 |