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Estimation of the incidence of pleural mesothelioma according to death certificates in France
- Source :
- American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 42:188-199
- Publication Year :
- 2002
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2002.
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Abstract
- Background The number of cases of pleural mesothelioma in France has varied substantially according to methods of assessment. Materials and Methods We collected information from certifying physicians about 316 subjects who died between 1 July 1992 and 30 June 1993 in three regions of France with a cause of death coded as ICD-9 category 163. The ICD codes selected as the cause of death for 178 deaths between 1 January 1987 and 31 December 1992 histologically confirmed and diagnosed as pleural mesothelioma by an expert committee were examined. Finally, we used this information to estimate the number of deaths from pleural mesothelioma in France in 1992. Results In Part I, 45% (men: 54%; women: 28%) of the cases coded as ICD-9 section 163 were definitely or probably mesothelioma; 18% (men: 16%; women: 21%) possibly mesothelioma; and 37% (men: 30%; women: 51%) other tumors, primarily adenocarcinoma metastases. In Part II, 74% of the confirmed pleural mesotheliomas were coded in category 163 (men: 75%; women: 70%). Extrapolation nationwide indicated that 902 deaths were coded as ICD-9 163 in 1992: 521 cases involved definite or probable mesothelioma and 724 definite, probable, and possible cases. Conclusions The analysis of this sample suggests that estimating the number of mesothelioma cases from the cause-of-death statistics may overestimate their incidence, but that death certificates appeared to report the diagnosis of histologically confirmed mesothelioma accurately. Am. J. Ind. Med. 42:188–199, 2002. © 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
- Subjects :
- Male
Mesothelioma
medicine.medical_specialty
Pleural Neoplasms
Pilot Projects
Risk Assessment
Death Certificates
Pleural disease
Age Distribution
Predictive Value of Tests
Cause of Death
Internal medicine
Epidemiology
medicine
Humans
Registries
Pleural Neoplasm
Sex Distribution
Aged
Probability
Cause of death
business.industry
Incidence
Incidence (epidemiology)
Respiratory disease
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Middle Aged
respiratory system
medicine.disease
respiratory tract diseases
Surgery
Female
France
Death certificate
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10970274 and 02713586
- Volume :
- 42
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- American Journal of Industrial Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4ab300fc50ad346f02beb07cbc19a73d
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.10098