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- Title
Studying Cancer Incidence and Outcomes in Immigrants: Methodological Concerns.
- Authors
Lin, Scarlett S.; Clarke, Christina A.; O'Malley, Cynthia D.; Le, Gem M.
- Abstract
The article presents information on methodological concerns on the study of cancer incidence and outcomes in immigrants in the U.S. The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program is an important resource for the study of cancer incidence and outcomes in immigrant and minority racial/ethnic populations. The data collected by SEER registries are problematic because the information is not validated and the birthplace information is missing for a substantial proportion of patients. However, the variable continues to be used in the analyses of cancer incidence among Asian subgroups and their descendants despite the methodological problems.
- Subjects
UNITED States; EPIDEMIOLOGY of cancer; CANCER patients; IMMIGRANTS; MINORITIES; METHODOLOGY
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2002, Vol 92, Issue 11, p1757
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.92.11.1757-a