Cause-specific mortality time series analysis: a general method to detect and correct for abrupt data production changes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Monitoring the time course of mortality by cause is a key public health issue. However, several mortality data production changes may affect cause-specific time trends, thus altering the interpretation. This paper proposes a statisti...

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Main Authors: Westerling Ragnar, Plug Iris, Hoffman Rasmus, Pavillon Gérard, Aouba Albertine, Rey Grégoire, Jougla Eric, Mackenbach Johan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:Population Health Metrics
Online Access:http://www.pophealthmetrics.com/content/9/1/52