Accuracy of death certificates of cardiovascular disease in a community intervention in Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 883-889

  Eriksson, Anders ^a   Ahlm, Kristin ^a   Stenlund, Hans ^a   Wall, Stig ^a   Weinehall, Lars ^a   Boman, Kurt ^a   Olofsson, Bert Ove ^a   Bygren, Lars Olov ^a   Johansson, Lars Age ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CENTRE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accuracy; agreement; cardiovascular disease; cause of death; death certificate; re classification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SWEDEN; ACCURACY; AGREEMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; RE-CLASSIFICATION;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SWEDEN;

ACCURACY; AGREEMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; RE-CLASSIFICATION;

EID: 84888174958     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494813499653     Document Type: Article

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