Trends in mortality for cancers, comparing multiple- and underlying-cause rates, in an English population 1979-1999.
Br J Cancer
; 90(5): 1019-21, 2004 Mar 08.
Article
em En
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| ID: mdl-14997200
ABSTRACT
In compiling official mortality statistics, rules for selecting the underlying cause of death have changed twice in the last 20 years in England. Mortality statistics for most types of cancer were not greatly affected, but there were significant effects on coding for cancers of colon, liver, breast, prostate, testis and bladder, and for lymphoma and leukaemia.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Atestado de Óbito
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Causas de Morte
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Neoplasias
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Br J Cancer
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido