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- Title
Comparing hospital discharge records with death certificates: can the differences be explained?
- Authors
Johansson, Lars Age; Westerling, R
- Abstract
The quality of mortality statistics is important for epidemiological research. Considerable discrepancies have been reported between death certificates and corresponding hospital discharge records. This study examines whether differences between the death certificate's underlying cause of death and the main condition from the final hospital discharge record can be explained by differences in ICD selection procedures. The authors also discuss the implications of unexplained differences for mortality data quality.
- Publication
Journal of epidemiology and community health, 2002, Vol 56, Issue 4, p301
- ISSN
0143-005X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/jech.56.4.301