Audit of ascertainment of deaths to children born in Cumbria, UK, 1950-89 through the NHS central register

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 438-442

  Dickinson, H O ^a   Parker, L ^a   Harris, D ^b   Botting, B ^c   Lawson, A ^d  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^c OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS   (United Kingdom)

^d WESTLAKES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLERICAL PROCEDURE; DEATH NOTIFICATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DATA BASE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CUMBRIA; ENGLAND; UK;

EID: 0030766058     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.51.4.438     Document Type: Article

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