Utility of the national death index in ascertaining mortality in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome surveillance

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 90-98

  Trepka, Mary Jo ^a   Maddox, Lorene M ^b   Lieb, Spencer ^b   Niyonsenga, Theophile ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; mortality; population surveillance; registries; vital statistics

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE SPREAD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG USER; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMUNOASSAY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION; VITAL STATISTICS;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 79959648269     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwr034     Document Type: Article

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