The concurrent COPD mortality doubles the mortality estimate from COPD as underlying cause in Lazio, Italy

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1988-1993

  Faustini, A ^a   Marino, C ^a   D'Ovidio, M ^a   Perucci, C A ^a  

^a Agency for Public Health   (Italy)

Author keywords

Concurrent COPD mortality; Death indicators; Multiple cause of death

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 34547402662     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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