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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-09-01
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Series: | Population Health Metrics |
Online Access: | http://www.pophealthmetrics.com/content/9/1/52 |