Accuracy of on-line databases in determining vital status

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1267-1270

  Hauser, Thomas H ^a   Ho, Kalon K L ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Mortality; On line; Social Security Administration; Vital status

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEATH; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED STATES;

ALGORITHMS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; INTERNET; MORTALITY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; REGISTRIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035652913     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(01)00421-8     Document Type: Article

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