Deaths Due to Dementia: An Analysis of Multiple-cause-of-death Data

Chronic Diseases in Canada

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 26-35

  Wilkins, Kathryn ^a   Parsons, Greg F ^b   Gentleman, Jane F ^b   Forbes, William F ^c  

^a HEALTH STATISTICS DIVISION   (Canada)

^b STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

^c University of Ottawa   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Canada; Cause of death; Death certificate; Dementia

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032617622     PISSN: 02288699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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