title: Reference rates for cohort studies in Italy: an essential tool in occupational and residential cohort studies.
abstract: The cohort study aims to test the hypothesis of an association between specific exposure/s and adverse health outcomes. The cohorts include the subjects who experience the exposure/s and are followed up over time to ascertain the health outcomes. This contribution presents the database for the analysis of mortality studies which is made available for public institutions carrying out cohort studies in Italy. The rates were computed from official mortality data from ISTAT. The database contains 141 causes or groups of causes for the years 1970-2012 ensuring correspondence with subsequent editions of ICD (International Classification of Diseases) VIII, IX and X.
authors.affiliation: Sapienza Università di Roma. roberta.pirastu@uniroma1.it.
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pirastu
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ranucci
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Consonni
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Santis
authors.forename: Caterina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.forename: Susanna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Conti
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fazzo
authors.forename: Ivano
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Iavarone
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pasetto
authors.forename: Amerigo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zona
authors.forename: Corrado
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Magnani
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Comba
mesh_terms: D015331:Cohort Studies; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000401:mortality*; D012111:Residence Characteristics
keywords: 
          Studi di coorte
          ; 
          mortalità
          ; 
          tassi di riferimento
          