The distribution of lung cancer across sectors of society in the United Kingdom: a study using national primary care data
Open Access
- 10 November 2011
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Public Health
- Vol. 11 (1) , 857
Abstract
There is pressing need to diagnose lung cancer earlier in the United Kingdom (UK) and it is likely that research using computerised general practice records will help this process. Linkage of these records to area-level geo-demographic classifications may also facilitate case ascertainment for public health programmes, however, there have as yet been no extensive studies of data validity for such purposes.Keywords
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