Review of the Asthma Mortality Rate for Minnesota Residents Aged 55 Years or Older, 2004-2005: When Death Certificates Deserve a Second Look

INTRODUCTION: Asthma mortality rates are based on deaths for which asthma is coded as the underlying cause on the death certificate. We conducted an asthma mortality review to evaluate this surveillance measure for Minnesota residents who were aged 55 years or older. METHODS: We enlisted an expert p...

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Autores principales: Brunner, Wendy M., Ross, Susan K., Johnson, Jean E. S.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2722410/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19527593

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