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Systemic amyloidosis in England: an epidemiological study. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Epidemiological studies of systemic amyloidosis are scarce and the burden of disease in England has not previously been estimated. In 1999, the National Health Service commissioned the National Amyloidosis Centre (NAC) to provide a national clinical ...
Banypersad, SM   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Death certificate completion skills of hospital physicians in a developing country [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background Death certificates (DC) can provide valuable health status data regarding disease incidence, prevalence and mortality in a community. It can guide local health policy and help in setting priorities.
Haque, Ahmed Suleman   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Factors associated with the goal of treatment in the last week of life in old compared to very old patients: a population-based death certificate survey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background: Little is known about the type of care older people of different ages receive at the end of life. The goal of treatment is an important parameter of the quality of end-of-life care. This study aims to provide an evaluation of the main goal of
Cohen, Joachim   +4 more
core   +8 more sources

Estimating the prevalence of chronic conditions in children who die in England, Scotland and Wales: a data linkage cohort study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Objectives: To estimate the proportion of children who die with chronic conditions and examine time trends in childhood deaths involving chronic conditions.
Benchimol   +23 more
core   +1 more source

Selection of the principal cause of death : studies on the basis of mortality statistics for rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]

open access: yes, 1984
The official statistics of Sweden for 1971-75 show a 2.7-fold increase in mortality for men and a 3.0-fold increase for women attributed to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as the underlying cause of death.
Lindahl, B Ingemar B
core   +1 more source

Factors associated with reporting multiple causes of death [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Background There is analytical potential for multiple cause of death data collected from death certificates. This study examines relationships of multiple causes of death as a function of factors available on the death certificate (demographics of ...
Melanie M Wall   +13 more
core   +1 more source

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