Changes in certification of diabetes with cardiovascular diseases increased reported diabetes mortality in Australia and the United States

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 199-204

  Adair, Timothy ^a   Rao, Chalapati ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Cerebrovascular diseases; Death certification; Diabetes; Ischemic heart disease; Multiple causes of death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CERTIFICATION; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; DEATH CERTIFICATES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72749116675     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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