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Accuracy of death certification of pleural mesothelioma in Italy

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In order to provide estimates of the accuracy of death certification of malignant pleural mesothelioma in Italy, the causes of death of a series of ascertained cases were investigated. The study included 523 cases of pleural mesothelioma diagnosed in 1984–1988 by 88 hospital departments and clinics. Vital status at 7 May 1990 was ascertained for 92.7% of subjects. The overall concordance between pathological diagnosis and death certification was about 75%.

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  1. Istituto Superiore di Sanitá Rome, Italy

    Caterina Bruno, Pietro Combat & Pietro Maiozzi

  2. Rome & Local Health Unit, Istituto Superiore di Sanitá, Siena, Italy

    Teresa Vetrugno

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Bruno, C., Combat, P., Maiozzi, P. et al. Accuracy of death certification of pleural mesothelioma in Italy. Eur J Epidemiol 12, 421–423 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00145308

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