Fundamental flaw in a fundamental measure: Inaccuracies in death data reporting

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 692-693

  Heng, Elbert E ^a   Argenziano, Michael ^a   Cheema, Faisal H ^a  

^a New York Presbyterian Hospital ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DATA BASE; DEATH; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ERROR; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH CARE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LETTER; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CAUSE OF DEATH; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 84864270201     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: 15526259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.01.037     Document Type: Letter

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