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Evaluation of data quality in the cancer registry: Principles and methods Part II. Completeness.

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This second instalment of a two-part review of data quality methods at the cancer registry focuses on the principles and techniques available for estimating completeness, separating methods into those that are semi-quantitative -- in that they give an indication of the degree of completeness relative to other registries or over time, and more quantitative techniques -- those that provide a numerical evaluation.
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This article is published in European Journal of Cancer.The article was published on 2009-03-01. It has received 417 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Cancer registry & Population.

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Audit of A Nationwide Pathology-based Cancer Registry in Iran

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Radiation Records in the National Cancer Database: Variations in Coding and/or Practice Can Significantly Alter Survival Results

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Evaluation of data quality at the National Cancer Registry of Ukraine

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Cancer survival and excess mortality estimates among adolescents and young adults in Western Australia, 1982-2004: a population-based study.

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Cancer Incidence in Five Continents

TL;DR: The aim of this study was to establish a database of histological groups and to provide a level of consistency and quality of data that could be applied in the design of future registries.
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Data quality at the Cancer Registry of Norway: An overview of comparability, completeness, validity and timeliness

TL;DR: The routines in place at the CRN yields comparable data that can be considered reasonably accurate, close-to-complete and timely, thereby justifying the policy of the reporting of annual incidence one year after the year of diagnosis.
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Cancer incidence in five continents, vol. VI

TL;DR: Africa, Central and South, and Caribbean Argentina, Chaco 11 0.5 0.4 0.17 0.02 Chile, Concepcion 6 0.2 0.06 0.03 Brazil, Aracaju 4 0.3 0.05 0.01 0.04 0 − *Brazil, Goiânia 17 0.6 0.24 0.08 0.07 0.09 *South Africa, Eastern Cape 5 0.1 0.11 0
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