Reforming death certification [PDF]
BMJ, 2006 EDITOR—The government has cited cost and bureaucracy as reasons for not reforming death certification, as recommended by the Luce report and by Dame Janet Smith's report into the Shipman affair. …
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Trachoma-associated morbidity and mortality in Brazil: an ecological study focusing on hospitalization and mortality data, 2000−2022 [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina TropicalBackground: Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. It is a neglected tropical disease caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. The objective of this study was to analyze the trachoma-associated morbidity and mortality in Brazil from ...
Adjoane Maurício Silva Maciel +7 more
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Temporal trends in recording of diabetes on death certificates: results from Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes (TRIAD) [PDF]
, 2011 OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency that diabetes is reported on death certificates of decedents with known diabetes and describe trends in reporting over 8 years.
Crosson, Jesse C. +5 more
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Use of Electronic Death Certificates for Influenza Death Surveillance
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014 Surveillance for influenza deaths has been used to gauge the severity of influenza seasons. Traditional surveillance, which relies on medical records review and laboratory testing, might not be sustainable during a pandemic.
Elizabeth A. Bancroft, Sun Lee
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Estimating the prevalence of chronic conditions in children who die in England, Scotland and Wales: a data linkage cohort study [PDF]
, 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
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Cystic fibrosis-related mortality trends in Brazil for the 1999-2017 period: a multiple-cause-of-death study [PDF]
Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2021 Objective: To describe causes of death and mortality data related to cystic fibrosis (CF) using a multiple-cause-of-death methodology. Methods: Annual mortality data for the 1999-2017 period were extracted from the Brazilian National Ministry of Health ...
Augusto Hasiak Santo +1 more
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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]
, 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
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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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Patterns of risk of cancer in patients with metal-on-metal hip replacements versus other bearing surface types: a record linkage study between a prospective joint registry and general practice electronic health records in England. [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: There are concerns that metal-on-metal hip implants may cause cancer. The objective of this study was to evaluate patterns and timing of risk of cancer in patients with metal-on-metal total hip replacements (THR).
de Vries, Frank +5 more
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We only die once… but from how many causes? [PDF]
, 2016 When a person dies, the certifying physician records the cause of death on the death certificate. In many cases, several causes are mentioned, as well as the train of events that led to death.
Barbieri, M +13 more
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