Accuracy of national mortality codes in identifying adjudicated cardiovascular deaths

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 466-476

  Harriss, Linton R ^a   Ajani, Andrew E ^a,b   Hunt, David ^b   Shaw, James ^c   Chambers, Brian ^d   Dewey, Helen ^d   Frayne, Judith ^d   Beauchamp, Alison ^a   Duvé, Karen ^a   Giles, Graham G ^a,b   Harrap, Stephen ^b   Magliano, Dianna J ^a,e   Liew, Danny ^f   McNeil, John ^a   Peeters, Anna ^a   Stebbing, Margaret ^a   Wolfe, Rory ^a   Tonkin, Andrew ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^e BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^f ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Coronary heart disease; Medical record; Stroke; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CODING; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL CODING; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 83155181955     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00739.x     Document Type: Article

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