Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
An assessment of occupation and industry data from death certificates and hospital medical records for population-based cancer surveillance. |
| Authors: |
Swanson GM (AUTHOR), Schwartz AG (AUTHOR), Burrows RW (AUTHOR) |
| Source: |
American Journal of Public Health. May84, Vol. 74 Issue 5, p464-467. 4p. |
| Subjects: |
Death certificates, Proof & certification of death, Medical records, Hospital records, Occupational surveys |
| Abstract: |
This study analyzed 30,194 incident cases and 4,301 death certificates for completeness of occupational reporting. Analysis of data accuracy was based upon a comparison of more than 2,000 death certificates with incident abstracts and 352 death certificates with interview data. Death certificates had a higher proportion with occupation (94.3%) and industry (93.4%) reported than did incident abstracts of hospital medical records (39.0% and 63.5%, respectively). Compared with occupational history data obtained by interview, 76.1% of the death certificates were exact matches for usual occupation and industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
