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Multiple causes of death analysis of chronic diseases: the example of diabetes

BACKGROUND: Identifying a single disease as the underlying cause of death (UCOD) is an oversimplification of the clinical-pathological process leading to death. The multiple causes of death (MCOD) approach examines any mention of a disease in death certificates. Taking diabetes as an example, the st...

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Autores principales: Fedeli, Ugo, Zoppini, Giacomo, Goldoni, Carlo Alberto, Avossa, Francesco, Mastrangelo, Giuseppe, Saugo, Mario
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4549015/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26309427
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12963-015-0056-y