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The Persistent Southern Disadvantage in Us Early Life Mortality, 1965‒2014 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Background: Recent studies of US adult mortality demonstrate a growing disadvantage among southern states. Few studies have examined long-term trends and geographic patterns in US early life (ages 1 to 24) mortality, ages at which key risk factors and ...
Braudt, David B.   +6 more
core   +3 more sources

Feasibility of using death certificates for studying place of death in Latin America

open access: yesRevista 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
doaj   +1 more source

Death certificates underestimate infections as proximal causes of death in the U.S. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS 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
doaj   +1 more source

Trends in continuous deep sedation until death between 2007 and 2013 : a repeated nationwide survey [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +6 more sources

Semantics of Death Certification

open access: hybridJournal of the Royal College of Physicians of London, 1986
Stephen Leadbeatter
openalex   +3 more sources

Correlates of undefined cause of injury coded mortality data in Australia [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +2 more sources

Consistency between education reported in health survey and recorded in death certificate

open access: yesBMC 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
doaj   +1 more source

Uncertainty and the reporting of intellectual disability on death certificates: a cross-sectional study of US mortality data from 2005 to 2017

open access: yesBMJ 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
doaj   +1 more source

Increasing the Scope of Birth and Death Registration: Issues and Challenges

open access: yesJurnal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Increase in non-AIDS related conditions as causes of death among HIV-infected individuals in the HAART era in Brazil. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS 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
doaj   +1 more source

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