Trends in mortality rates comparing underlying-cause and multiple-cause coding in an English population 1979-1998.
Until recently, national coding and analysis of routine mortality statistics in most countries included only underlying cause of death. There were changes in the rules for selection and coding of underlying cause in England in 1984 and 1993. We report on trends in mortality rates in an English regio...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2003
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