Misclassification of childhood homicide on death certificates.
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Accuracy of Death Certificates and Assessment of Factors for Misclassification of Underlying Cause of Death
BACKGROUND Cause of death (COD) information taken from death certificates is often inaccurate and incomplete. However, the accuracy of Underlying CODs (UCODs) recorded on death certificates has not been comprehensively described when multiple diseases are present. METHODS A total of 450 consecutive autopsies performed at a geriatric hospital in Japan between February 2000 and August 2002 were...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Public Health
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0090-0036,1541-0048
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.80.2.213