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Are there sex differences in completeness of death registration and quality of cause of death statistics? Results from a global analysis

INTRODUCTION: Recent studies suggest that more male than female deaths are registered and a higher proportion of female deaths are certified as ‘garbage’ causes (ie, vague or ill-defined causes of limited policy value). This can reduce the utility of sex-specific mortality statistics for governments...

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Autores principales: Adair, Tim, Gamage, U S H, Mikkelsen, Lene, Joshi, Rohina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8504355/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34625458
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006660