Garbage codes in the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry 1996–2019

Garbage codes in the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry 1996–2019

Abstract Background Reliable statistics on the underlying cause of death are essential for monitoring the health in a population. When there is insufficient information to identify the true underlying cause of death, the death will be classified using less informative codes, garbage codes. If many d...

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Main Authors: Christian Lycke Ellingsen, G. Cecilie Alfsen, Marta Ebbing, Anne Gro Pedersen, Gerhard Sulo, Stein Emil Vollset, Geir Sverre Braut
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Cause of death
Death certificate
Cause of death register
Garbage code
Non-informative code
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13693-w

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