Reliability of Family Proxy Data for Studies of Malignant Mesothelioma: Results from the ATSDR Pilot Surveillance.

Objective. To evaluate the validity of proxy interviews in obtaining information on persons with rapidly fatal diseases such as malignant mesothelioma (MM). Methods. Persons with MM diagnosed in 2002 through 2005 in New York and New Jersey and 1997-2004 in Wisconsin were eligible for inclusion in th...

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Published in:ISRN Oncology pp. 1 - 6
Main Authors: Melnikova, Natalia, Wu, Jennifer, Kaye, Wendy, Orr, Maureen
Format: equations & formulas research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2013
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