Using literal text from the death certificate to enhance mortality statistics: Characterizing drug involvement in deaths

National Vital Statistics Reports

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1-15

  Trinidad, James P ^a   Warner, Margaret ^b   Bastian, Brigham A ^b   Miniño, Arialdi M ^b   Hedegaard, Holly ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug overdose; Drug involved death; National Vital Statistics System; Text analysis

Indexed keywords

DEATH CERTIFICATE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG OVERDOSE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SOFTWARE; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

DEATH CERTIFICATES; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MORTALITY; POISONING; RISK FACTORS; SOFTWARE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85007125143     PISSN: 15518922     EISSN: 15518930     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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