Do we really know the cause of death of the very old? Comparison between official mortality statistics and cohort study classification

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 669-675

  Alpérovitch, Annick ^a,b   Bertrand, Marion ^a,b   Jougla, Eric ^c   Vidal, Jean Sébastien ^a,b   Ducimetière, Pierre ^d   Helmer, Catherine ^c   Ritchie, Karen ^c   Pavillon, Gérard ^c   Tzourio, Christophe ^a,b  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Cause of death classification; Cohort study; Elderly; Mortality register

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; PARASITOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SENESCENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 70449521980     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-009-9383-2     Document Type: Article

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