| Document ID (ISN) | 60034 |
| CIS number |
93-822 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
1992 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Selikoff I.J. |
| Title |
Influence of age at death on accuracy of death certificate disease diagnosis - Findings in 475 consecutive deaths of mesothelioma among asbestos insulation workers and asbestos factory workers |
| Bibliographic information |
Oct. 1992, Vol.22, No.4, p.505-510. 15 ref. |
| Abstract |
The analysis of 475 consecutive deaths of mesothelioma among asbestos insulation and asbestos factory workers until age 75 or older showed that age at death had no appreciable influence on the accuracy of death certificate diagnoses. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
mesothelioma; occupational diseases; occupational pathology; mortality; autopsy; lung cancer; age; diagnosis; epidemiology |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Canada; USA; neoplasms; insulating work; asbestos |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Epidemiology
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
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