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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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Autores principales: Tai, Shu-Yu, Wu, Jingyi, Lee, Lukas Jyuhn-Hsiarn, Lu, Tsung-Hsueh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2021
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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

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