Journal Top Ten -- COLUMNS- Asbestos -- Aug 2006
August 1, 2006
1 TITLE: "Factors Affecting the Mesothelioma Detection Rate within National and International Epidemiological Studies: Insights from Scottish Linked Cancer Registry-Mortality Data"
AUTHORS: Camidge DR, Stockton DL, Bain M.
JOURNAL: British Journal of Cancer. 2006 Aug 8; [Epub ahead of print]
SUMMARY: ICD-9 code 163 (malignant neoplasm of pleura) listed as underlying cause of death detected only 40% of Scottish mesothelioma cases (all body sites) from the cancer registry in 1981-1999. Including the accidental poisoning codes E866.4 (ICD-9) and X49 (ICD-10), covering poisoning by 'unspecified' and 'other' causes, which appear to have been used as coding …
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