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A study of multiple causes of death in California: 1955 and 1980

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 1989
Multiple cause of death patterns in California for 1980 were compared to a similar study of deaths conducted in 1955. Primary underlying causes of death changed, mainly reflecting the emergence of respiratory cancer as a major cause of death in 1980.
Steve Selvin, M C White
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A study of multiple causes of death in California

Journal of Chronic Diseases, 1962
Abstract Exploratory work has been carried out by the California State Department of Public Health in studying the multiple causes and conditions reported on a 50 per cent sample of California death certificates for 1955. Thus far, the data summarized show that there is a great deal of information about specific conditions in the medical ...
F E, OLSON, F D, NORRIS, L M, HAMMES, P W, SHIPLEY   +3 more
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CERTIFICATION OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AS A CAUSE OF DEATH

Journal of the American Medical Association, 1951
In January 1948, morbidity and mortality studies were initiated to determine the prevalence of multiple sclerosis in the United States and Canada and to investigate the influence of geography, climate, race and other factors on the distribution and outcome of cases of the disease.
L T, KURLAND, I M, MORIYAMA
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The Enigma of ‘Multiple Causes of Death’

Hospital Practice, 1979
(1979). The Enigma of ‘Multiple Causes of Death’. Hospital Practice: Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 161-168.
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A Study of Multiple Causes of Death in Rheumatoid Arthritis

The Journal of Rheumatology, 2015
Objective.To evaluate rheumatoid arthritis (RA)–related mortality in the state of São Paulo (Brazil).Methods.Data from all death certificates (DC) from 1996 to 2010 were analyzed using a multiple cause-of-death method. We compared the results from 2 subperiods (1996–2000 and 2006–2010).Results.We found 3955 DC related to RA — 27.6% with RA as the ...
Frederico A G, Pinheiro, Deborah C C, Souza, Emilia I, Sato   +2 more
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ANALYTICAL POTENTIAL FOR MULTIPLE CAUSE-OF-DEATH DATA

American Journal of Epidemiology, 1986
This paper describes multiple cause-of-death data as produced by the [U.S.] National Center for Health Statistics....As background for understanding the nature of multiple cause-of-death data a discussion of the medical certification on the death certificate is presented.
R A, Israel, H M, Rosenberg, L R, Curtin
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Strangulation and Its Role in Multiple Causes of Death

American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology, 2017
Abstract Forensic pathologists have a duty to determine the cause and manner of death and are bound by international guidelines in the completion of the death certificate. Sometimes, there are complex circumstances surrounding a death that cannot be captured in the structure of the death certificate and its requirement of listing only 1 cause
Leigh, Hlavaty, LokMan, Sung
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Causes of death among patients with multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2010
Background: Several studies show a high mortality risk among patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Objectives: In this study, mortality and underlying causes of death were analysed among patients with MS diagnosed between 1964—1993 in Finland ( n = 1595). Methods: Standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) were calculated
Marja-Liisa, Sumelahti, Matti, Hakama, Irina, Elovaara, Eero, Pukkala   +3 more
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A Comparison of Underlying Cause and Multiple Causes of Death

Epidemiology, 2006
Mortality statistics can be compiled using underlying cause-of-death data or multiple cause-of-death data, which include other contributing causes of death.For the leading causes of death in the United States during 2000-2001, we compared underlying and multiple cause-of-death statistics.For some conditions, little difference was observed between the 2
Matthew D, Redelings, Frank, Sorvillo, Paul, Simon   +2 more
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Causes of death following multiple trauma

Current Orthopaedics, 2004
Abstract The study of trauma deaths has been the driving force for developing regionalised trauma systems, has functioned as a method of auditing quality of care in trauma centres, and has identified areas for further research. The findings in contemporary trauma death studies reveal that the vast majority of trauma deaths are secondary to the ...
Homer Tien, Peter T.Y. Chu, Frederick Brenneman   +2 more
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