Malignant Mesothelioma Surveillance: A Comparison of ICD 10 Mortality Data with SEER Incidence Data in Nine Areas of the United States

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• Personal Author:
  Antao VCS ; Attfield MD ; Bang KM ; Pinheiro GA
• Description:
  With the implementation in 1999 of ICD-10 death certificate coding in the United States, mortality data specific to malignant mesothelioma became readily available on a national basis. To evaulate the accuracy and completeness of diagnosis and coding for mesothelioma on the death certificate, mortality information was compared with incidence data. A mortality/incidence ratio was calculated for each of the nine areas covered by the SEER Program, using National Vital Statistics mortality data from 1999 and 2000, and the SEER incidence data for 1998 and 1999. The mortality/incidence ratio for two years combined for all areas was 0.82. Only two areas (Connecticut and Atlanta) had ratios <80%. The overall correlation coefficient between mortality and incidence rates was 0.96. Thus, mortality data coded using ICD-10 can be a valid source for mesothelioma surveillance and can be instituted without major cost if a national mortality statistics program based on ICD-10 is in place, making it feasible even for developing countries. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Automation Dust Environmental Monitoring Mining Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Protective Clothing Safety Silicon Dioxide Software Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Mesothelioma Death Certificates Demographic Characteristics Diseases Epidemiology ICD 10 Incidence Mesothelial Cells Mortality Mortality Data Mortality Rates Pulmonary System Disorders Respiratory System Disorders Surveillance Surveillance Programs

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• ISSN:
  1077-3525
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  251-255
• Volume:
  10
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20025447
• Citation:
  Int J Occup Environ Health 2004 Jul-Sep; 10(3):251-255
• Contact Point Address:
  Germania Pinheiro, NIOSH, 1095 Willowdale Road, M/S HG900.2, Morgantown, WV 26505
• Email:
  ghp6@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/196807/cdc_196807_DS1.pdf
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