The suitability of using death certificates as a data source for cancer mortality assessement in Turkey

Ulus T., Yurtseven E., Cavdar S., Erginoz E., Erdogan M. S.

CROATIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.53, no.5, pp.480-485, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 53 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.3325/cmj.2012.53.480
  • Journal Name: CROATIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.480-485
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim To compare the quality of the 2008 cancer mortality data of the Istanbul Directorate of Cemeteries (IDC) with the 2008 data of International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), and discuss the suitability of using this databank for estimations of cancer mortality in the future.