[SENTIERI-ReNaM: Integration of incidence, mortality, and hospitalization: general remarks and a focus on mesothelioma].
The integration of current data sources is now a practice widely used in epidemiology, especially in the environmental field. To better describe the health profile of populations residing in proximity to areas characterized by a "strong environmental pressure", the combined use of multiple indicators (i.e., mortality, hospitalization, cancer incidence) is recommended. To choose an indicator is complex, as indicators should be contextualized and they need to be related to the several issues involved in the studied pathology. This chapter explores the general considerations that are to be addressed both at the time of the study design, during the selection of outcomes and of the proper data sources, and at the time of the discussion of the results, when different and complementary data are compared. A special focus is devoted to the case of mesothelioma.
Ufficio di statistica, CNESPS, Istituto superiore di sanità, Roma.
Susanna
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Conti
Dipartimento di ambiente e connessa prevenzione primaria, Istituto superiore di sanità, Roma.
Pietro
P
Comba
Ufficio di statistica, Istituto superiore di sanità, Roma.
Valerio
V
Manno
Ufficio di statistica, Istituto superiore di sanità, Roma.
Giada
G
Minelli
Registro tumori Ragusa - COR Sicilia, Dipartimento di prevenzione, ASP 7 Ragusa.
Carmela
C
Nicita
Dipartimento di ambiente e connessa prevenzione primaria, Istituto superiore di sanità, Roma.
Roberto
R
Pasetto
Dipartimento di ambiente e connessa prevenzione primaria, Istituto superiore di sanità, Roma.
Lucia
L
Fazzo
Dipartimento di ambiente e connessa prevenzione primaria, Istituto superiore di sanità, Roma.
Amerigo
A
Zona
Dipartimento di ambiente e connessa prevenzione primaria, Istituto superiore di sanità, Roma.
Caterina
C
Bruno
D001194:Asbestos / Q000633:toxicity; D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental / Q000633:toxicity; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004787:Environmental Pollution; D005260:Female; D064371:Hazardous Waste Sites; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007221:Industry; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D012042:Registries; D012306:Risk
D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental; D001194:Asbestos