Factors associated with under-reporting of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in cause-of-death records: A comparative study of two national databases in France from 2008 to 2012.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To date, no study has evaluated the detection rate of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) in cause-of-death records in Europe. Our objectives were to compare the number of deaths attributable to HNSCC from two national databases in France and to identify factors associated with under-reporting of HNSCC in cause-of-death records.

Methods

The national hospital discharge database and the national underlying cause-of-death records were compared for all HNSCC-attributable deaths in adult patients from 2008 to 2012 in France. Factors associated with under-reporting of HNSCC in cause-of-death records were assessed using multivariate Poisson regression.

Results

A total of 41,503 in-hospital deaths were attributable to HNSCC as compared to 25,647 deaths rep

SUBMITTER: Even C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7857613 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature