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The incomparability of cause of death statistics under “one country, two systems”: Shanghai versus Hong Kong

BACKGROUND: Valid and comparable cause of death (COD) statistics are crucial for health policy analyses. Variations in COD assignment across geographical areas are well-documented while socio-institutional factors may affect the process of COD and underlying cause of death (UCD) determination. This...

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Autores principales: Zhao, Jiaying, Tu, Edward Jow-Ching, Law, Chi-kin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5622574/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28962575
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12963-017-0155-z