| Document ID (ISN) | 56912 |
| CIS number |
91-1882 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0096-1736 - Journal of Occupational Medicine |
| Year |
1991 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
McDiarmid M.A., Bonanni R., Finocchiaro M. |
| Title |
Poor agreement of occupational data between a hospital-based cancer registry and interview |
| Bibliographic information |
June 1991, Vol.33, No.6, p.726-729. 26 ref. |
| Abstract |
With occupation recognised as a risk factor for various cancers, the collection of occupational and industry data by a number of registers of vital statistics, including cancer registers, has developed. Registers may be data sources for cancer aetiology research and occupational disease surveillance, despite concerns that their data are fragmentary and may lack validity. To improve completeness and validity of occupational information in a hospital-based cancer register, this study compared information obtained through abstracting medical records for the register with information obtained through lung-cancer patient interviews. Statistically significant agreement was generally poor, largely due to data missing in the medical records. Data quality of hospital based cancer registries can be improved by employing trained cancer registrars in order to elicit occupational histories from patients. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
registers of occupational diseases; neoplasms; safety and health documentation; health service records |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
USA; Washington; compilation of statistics; lung cancer |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Statistics
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Occupational health services
Notification of accidents and diseases
Safety and health information
|
