Death Certificates Underestimate Infections as Proximal Causes of Death in the U.S

BACKGROUND: Death certificates are a primary data source for assessing the population burden of diseases; however, there are concerns regarding their accuracy. Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) coding of a terminal hospitalization may provide an alternative view. We analyzed the rate and patterns of dis...

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Autores principales: Govindan, Sushant, Shapiro, Letitia, Langa, Kenneth M., Iwashyna, Theodore J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4039437/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24878897
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097714

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4039437/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24878897
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097714

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