ewrates                 package:ISwR                 R Documentation

_R_a_t_e_s _o_f _l_u_n_g _a_n_d _n_a_s_a_l _c_a_n_c_e_r _m_o_r_t_a_l_i_t_y, _a_n_d _t_o_t_a_l _m_o_r_t_a_l_i_t_y.

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     England and Wales mortality rates from lung cancer, nasal cancer,
     and all causes, 1936-1980. The 1936 rates are repeated as 1931
     rates in order to accommodate follow-up for the 'nickel' study.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     ewrates

_F_o_r_m_a_t:

     A data frame with 150 observations on the following 5 variables:

     '_y_e_a_r' calendar period, 1931: 1931-35, 1936: 1936-40, .... 

     '_a_g_e' age class, 10: 10-14, 15:15-19, ....

     '_l_u_n_g' lung cancer mortality rate per 1 million person-years

     '_n_a_s_a_l' nasal cancer mortality rate per 1 million person-years

     '_o_t_h_e_r' all cause mortality rate per 1 million person-years

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

     Taken from the Epi package by Bendix Carstensen et al.

_S_o_u_r_c_e:

     N.E. Breslow, and N. Day  (1987). _Statistical Methods in Cancer
     Research. Volume II: The Design and Analysis of Cohort Studies_,
     Appendix IX. IARC Scientific Publications, Lyon.

