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TI AIDS and cancer registry linkage: measurement and enhancement of
registry completeness. The National AIDS/Cancer Match Study Group.
DT 9602
AU Cote TR; O'Brien TR; Ward JW; Wilson SE; Blattner WA; Viral Epidemiology
Branch, National Cancer Institute, Rockville,; Maryland 20852, USA.
SO Prev Med. 1995 Jul;24(4):375-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96076093
AB BACKGROUND AND METHODS: To measure AIDS registry completeness for
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) and cancer registry completeness for KS and
non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), we linked AIDS and cancer registries at
selected health departments. RESULTS: We found 10,350 people with KS:
1,935 reported only to the AIDS registry, 1,428 reported only to the
cancer registry, and 6,987 reported to both. Ninety-three cases of
non-HIV-associated KS were expected. For KS, AIDS registry completeness
was 84% [6,987/(6,987 + 1,428 93)] and cancer registry completeness was
78% [6,987/(6,987 + 1,935)]. Cancer registry completeness for
AIDS-related NHL was 76%. CONCLUSION: If this linking were conducted
nationally, about 5,700 additional cases of AIDS and 10,000 additional
cases of AIDS-related cancers would be recorded.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*EPIDEMIOLOGY Human Lymphoma,
AIDS-Related/*EPIDEMIOLOGY Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin's/*EPIDEMIOLOGY
*Medical Record Linkage Neoplasms/*EPIDEMIOLOGY Registries/*STANDARDS
Sarcoma, Kaposi's/*EPIDEMIOLOGY Systems Integration United
States/EPIDEMIOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).