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Racial Misclassification of American Indians and Alaska Natives by Indian Health Service Contract Health Service Delivery Area

Description
An analysis to determine the extent of racial misclassification of American Indians and Alaska Natives regarding cancer and all-cause mortality data by Indian Health Service (IHS) Contract Health Service Delivery Area (CHSDA) using 3 data sources: IHS-National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), IHS-National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)/Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program, and National Longitudinal Mortality Study (NLMS).
Author(s)
Melissa A. Jim, Elizabeth Arias, Dean S. Seneca, et al.
Citation
American Journal of Public Health, 104(Suppl 3), S295-S302
Date
06/2014
Type
Document
Tagged as
American Indian or Alaska Native · Cancer · Mortality · Statistics and data