title: [SENTIERI Project: materials and methods].
abstract: The Report considers three health outcomes - mortality, cancer incidence and hospital discharges - studied using homogenous methods and using data from official sources, namely the National Institute of Statistics (Istat), Italian Network of Cancer Registries (AIRTUM) and the Health Ministry. The timeframes of observation are: 2003-2010 for mortality, 1996-2005 for cancer incidence and 2005-2010 for hospital discharges. The causes of death are those examined by the SENTIERI Project. Hospital discharges are analysed with reference to the main diagnosis. The study of cancer incidence applies to the sites selected by AIRTUM. Statistical parameters (SMR, Standardized Mortality Ratio; SIR, Standardized Incidence Ratio; SHR, Standardized Hospitalization Ratio) were computed with a 90% confidence interval; the estimators were adjusted for age and socioeconomic status.
authors.affiliation: Ufficio di statistica, CNESPS, Istituto superiore di sanità, Roma. susanna.conti@iss.it.
authors.forename: Susanna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Conti
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Crocetti
authors.forename: Carlotta
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Buzzoni
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Comba
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fazzo
authors.forename: Ivano
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Iavarone
authors.forename: Valerio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Manno
authors.forename: Giada
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Minelli
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pasetto
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pirastu
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: Amerigo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zona
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fusco
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006256:Hazardous Waste / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000009:adverse effects; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008432:Mathematical Computing; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality*; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D011634:Public Health
chemical_list: D006256:Hazardous Waste; D007220:Industrial Waste