Comparing hospital discharge records with death certificates: Can the differences be explained?

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 301-308

  Johansson, Lars Age ^a   Westerling, R ^a  

^a Uppsala University ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCUMENTARY SOURCE; HEALTH SERVICES; MORTALITY;

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; QUALITY CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; DATA COLLECTION; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUALITY CONTROL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0036197215     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.56.4.301     Document Type: Article

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