A Suitable Approach to Estimate Cancer Incidence in Area without Cancer Registry

Objective. Use of cancer cases from registries and PMSI claims database to estimate Département-specific incidence of four major cancers. Methods. Case extraction used principal diagnosis then surgery codes. PMSI cases/registry cases ratios for 2004 were modelled then Département-specific incidence...

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Main Authors: Nicolas Mitton, Marc Colonna, Béatrice Trombert, Frédéric Olive, Frédéric Gomez, Jean Iwaz, Stéphanie Polazzi, Anne-Marie Schott-Petelaz, Zoé Uhry, Nadine Bossard, Laurent Remontet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Cancer Epidemiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/418968