Underascertainment of deaths using social security records: A recommended solution to a little-known problem

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 193-194

  Buchanich, Jeanine M ^a   Dolan, David G ^b   Marsh, Gary M ^a   Madrigano, Jaime ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cause of death; Cohort studies; Contact tracing; Records; Social security

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; DOCUMENTARY SOURCE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; OCCUPATION;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEATH; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; PENSION; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED STATES; GOVERNMENT; STATISTICS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; MORTALITY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 23444461015     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi178     Document Type: Article

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