Multiple-cause coding of death from myocardial infarction: population-based study of trends in death certificate data.
BACKGROUND: Data on long-term trends in mortality are generally unavailable for multiple-cause coding of deaths. We wanted to know whether multiple-cause coding of deaths for myocardial infarction contributes much to the interpretation of death certificate data on mortality rates for this condition...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2003
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