Using textual cause-of-death data to study drug poisoning deaths

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 179, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 884-894

  Ossiander, Eric M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

cause of death; death certificates; International Classification of Diseases; poisoning; SuperMICAR

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COCAINE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE;

CAUSE OF DEATH; DATA SET; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DRUG; EPIDEMIOLOGY; POISONING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DRUG INTOXICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATES; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; POISONING; SUPERMICAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL CODING; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DATA MINING; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISONING; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STREET DRUGS; WASHINGTON; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897004107     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwt333     Document Type: Article

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