VERIFICATION OF THE CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE TRIAL OF EARLY DETECTION OF BREAST-CANCER - UK-TRIAL-OF-EARLY-DETECTION-OF-BREAST-CANCER-GROUP

被引：12

作者：

CHAMBERLAIN, J ^{[1
]}

COLEMAN, D ^{[1
]}

ELLMAN, R ^{[1
]}

MOSS, S ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] INST CANC RES,EPIDEMIOL SECT,CANC SCREENING EVALUAT UNIT,D BLOCK,COTSWOLD RD,SUTTON SM2 5NG,SURREY,ENGLAND

来源：

BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER | 1991年 / 64卷 / 06期

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D O I：

10.1038/bjc.1991.480

中图分类号：

R73 [肿瘤学];

学科分类号：

100214 ;

摘要：

The limitations of case review as a means of identifying errors in death certificates among breast cancer patients in a non-randomised trial of screening are illustrated by the findings of this large study. Records of 928 out of 990 deaths were available for review but were very variable in quality. Definite errors were found in 1%, errors were suspected in a further 5% and uncertainity about the cause of death, despite review, was recorded for 27%. The overall bias in reporting breast cancer deaths was less than 1%. It was concluded that the certified underlying cause of death without review provides an adequate endpoint for evaluating breast cancer screening programmes in the UK.

引用

页码：1151 / 1156

页数：6

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