Feasibility of using death certificates for studying place of death in Latin America
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2021 Objective. This paper assesses the availability and quality of death certificate data in Latin America and the feasibility of using these data to study place of death and associated factors. Methods.
Katja Seitz +18 more
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Trends in continuous deep sedation until death between 2007 and 2013 : a repeated nationwide survey [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Continuous deep sedation until death is a highly debated medical practice, particularly regarding its potential to hasten death and its proper use in end-of-life care.
Chambaere, Kenneth +4 more
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Death certificates underestimate infections as proximal causes of death in the U.S. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Death certificates are a primary data source for assessing the population burden of diseases; however, there are concerns regarding their accuracy. Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) coding of a terminal hospitalization may provide an alternative view.
Sushant Govindan +3 more
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Correlates of undefined cause of injury coded mortality data in Australia [PDF]
, 2009 The objective of this research was to identify the level of detail regarding the external causes of death in Australia and ascertain problematic areas where data quality improvement efforts may be focused.
Chen, Linping +2 more
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Consistency between education reported in health survey and recorded in death certificate
BMC Public Health, 2007 Background Education level is one indicator of socioeconomic position which, in several countries including South Korea, is provided though death certificate data.
Lynch John W +2 more
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Increasing the Scope of Birth and Death Registration: Issues and Challenges
Jurnal Bina Praja, 2016 Despite being regulated by the Presidential Decree No 25 of 2008, which then was simplified by the Law No 24 of 2013, the registration of birth and death in Indonesia does not automatically promote the scope of birth and death certificate in Indonesia ...
Hari Prasetyo, Moh. Ilham A. Hamudy
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Increase in non-AIDS related conditions as causes of death among HIV-infected individuals in the HAART era in Brazil. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2008 In 1996, Brazil became the first developing country to provide free and universal access to HAART. Although a decrease in overall mortality has been documented, there are no published data on the impact of HAART on causes of death among HIV-infected ...
Antonio G Pacheco +4 more
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BMJ Open, 2021 Objective To investigate whether uncertainty surrounding the death is associated with the inaccurate reporting of intellectual disability as the underlying cause of death.Design National Vital Statistics System 2005–2017 US Multiple Cause-of-Death ...
Scott D Landes +2 more
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Aetiology of sudden cardiac death in sport: a histopathologist's perspective. [PDF]
, 2012 In the UK, when a young person dies suddenly, the coroner is responsible for establishing the cause of death. They will ask a consultant pathologist to carry out an autopsy in order to ascertain when, where and how that person died.
Sheppard, MN
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Determining Mortality Rates Attributable to Clostridium difficile Infection
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012 To determine accuracy of measures of deaths attributable to Clostridium difficile infection, we compared 3 measures for 2007–2008 in Ontario, Canada: death certificate; death within 30 days of infection; and panel review.
Susy S. Hota +5 more
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