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Cohort R65: Mortality Study of Sarcoidosis in WWII and Korean Veterans
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Title: Cohort R65: Mortality Study of Sarcoidosis in WWII and Korean Veterans
Summary: A study of sarcoidosis and its possible relation to cancer mortality was conducted among Army and Navy veterans. Exposed individuals are those hospitalized for sarcoidosis during World War II or the Korean War. Mortality from cancer was compared to that expected on the basis of rates in the general population.
References:
Brincker H and Wilbeck E. The incidence of malignant tumors in patients with respiratory sarcoidosis. Brit J Cancer 29:247, 1974.
Keywords: sarcoidosis; cancer; mortality; respiratory illness; veterans
Cohort Characteristics: 1,366 total records
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Data item |
Exposed (n=1,366) |
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Military service number: |
100% complete |
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Social Security Number: |
87% complete |
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VA claim folder number: |
81% complete |
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Full name: |
96% complete |
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Race: |
65% complete |
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White: |
45% |
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Date of birth: |
79% complete |
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Date of death: |
21% complete |
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UCOD: |
100% |
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Rank: |
57% complete |
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Date of entry into active duty: |
48% complete |
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Date of release from active duty: |
48% complete |
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Last Updated: 8/15/2005, 01:49 PM
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