Material Detail

Assessment of follow-up, and the completeness and accuracy of cancer case ascertainment in three areas of India

Mathew, A., Daniel, C. R., Ferrucci, L. M., Seth, T., Devesa, S. S., George, P. S., . . . Sinha, R. (2011). Assessment of follow-up, and the completeness and accuracy of cancer case ascertainment in three areas of India. Cancer Epidemiol, 35(4), 334-341. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2011.03.006 Abstract Background A prospective study of diet and cancer has not been conducted in India; consequently, little is known regarding follow-up rates or the completeness and accuracy of cancer case ascertainment. Methods We assessed follow-up in the India Health Study (IHS; 4,671 participants aged 35–69 residing in New Delhi, Mumbai, or Trivandrum). We evaluated the impact of medical care access and relocation, re-contacted the IHS participants to estimate follow-up rates, and conducted separate studies of... Show More

Keywords:: follow-up, registry, Cancer, prospective cohort, end-point, Epidemiology, India

Disciplines:

Science and Technology / Health Sciences / Cancer / Cancer control

Bookmark / Add to Course ePortfolio

Create a Learning Exercise

Add Accessibility Information

Rate

Add a Comment

Quality

Editor Reviews
User Rating
Comments
Learning Exercises
Bookmark Collections
Course ePortfolios
Accessibility Info

Report Broken Link
Report as Inappropriate

More about this material

Material Type:: Open (Access) Journal-Article
Date Added to MERLOT:: October 13, 2013
Date Modified in MERLOT:: March 18, 2014
Author:: Aleyamma Mathew, Regional Cancer Center, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Carrie R. Daniel, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD, USA
Leah M. Ferrucci, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD, USA
Tulika Seth, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Susan Devesa, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD, USA
Preethi S. Georgia, Regional Cancer Center, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Hemali Shetty, Healis Sekhsaria Institute for Public Health, Navi Mumbai, India
Niveditha Devasenapathy, Centre for Chronic Disease Control, New Delhi, India
Susan Yurgalevitch, Westat, Rockville, MD, USA
Tanuja Rastogi, United Nations World Food Program, Rome, Italy
Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Centre for Chronic Disease Control, New Delhi, India
Prakash C. Gupta, Healis Sekhsaria Institute for Public Health, Navi Mumbai, India
Nilanjan Chatterjee, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD, USA
Rashmi Sinha, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD, USA
Submitter:: Jeanne Sewell
Primary Audience:: College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Technical Format:: Website

Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Technical Requirements:: The user will need a computer with Internet access and a web browser.
Language:: English
Cost Involved:: no
Source Code Available:: unknown
Accessibility Information Available:: Unknown
Creative Commons:: no

Browse...

Disciplines with similar materials as Assessment of follow-up, and the completeness and accuracy of cancer case ascertainment in three areas of India

Science and Technology / ... / Cancer control