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LS variable metadata
| BASDIACC |
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| Table | CANC Cancer registrations |
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| Short description | Basis of Diagnosis (1993 onwards). |
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| Source | Cancer registration data collected by ONS through the National Cancer Registration Scheme. |
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| Code notes | 1993 onwards: 1-digit code indicating basis of diagnosis. |
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Variable coding
| Value | Label |
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| 1 | Histology |
| 2 | Cytology |
| 3 | Other |
| 4 | Clinical |
| & | Not known |
| -5 | Not known |
| -8 | Not coded (before 19930101) |
References
| Refnum | Reference |
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| 736 | See LS Technical Volume (Hattersley and Creeser, 1995) page 344 (shows cancer registration abstract), page 25, pp. 97-98, |
Additional information
| Value | Label |
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| id | 130 |
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| m204name | PAABCANC |
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| fullname | (CANC)BASDIACC |
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| description | |
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| codedas | |
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| source | Cancer registration data collected by ONS through the National Cancer Registration Scheme. |
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| derived | N |
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| codelist | Y |
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| restricted | N |
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| format | Text |
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| length | 2 |
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| occurs | 10 |
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| startdate | 19930101 |
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| keyword | Diagnosis |
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| classification | |
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| comvarind | |
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| comvartime | |
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| field0 | CANC |
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