Validation of US CDC National Death Index mortality data, focusing on differences in race and ethnicity

Objectives The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Death Index (NDI) is a gold standard for mortality data, yet matching patients to the database depends on accurate and available key identifiers. Our objective was to evaluate NDI data for future healthcare research studies with...

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Main Authors: Eric S Watson, Michael A Horberg, Monica Ter-Minassian, Sundeep S Basra, Alphonse J Derus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-12-01
Series:BMJ Health & Care Informatics
Online Access:https://informatics.bmj.com/content/30/1/e100737.full