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Comparative Study
. 1984 May;74(5):464-7.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.74.5.464.

An assessment of occupation and industry data from death certificates and hospital medical records for population-based cancer surveillance

G M Swanson, A G Schwartz, R W Burrows
Comparative Study

An assessment of occupation and industry data from death certificates and hospital medical records for population-based cancer surveillance

G M Swanson et al. Am J Public Health. 1984 May.

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.

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