Renal and vascular diseases are under-counted as underlying causes of death in diabetic populations: Prospective study of 150,000 Mexicans followed for 10 years

Conventional coding rules for death certificates substantially over-count diabetes mellitus as the underlying cause, and correspondingly under-count other conditions such as vascular or renal disease. For, among patients with diabetes reported on the death certificate, conventional rules ascribe vas...

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Main Authors: Herrington, W, Alegre-Diaz, J, Lopez-Cervantes, M, Gnatiuc, L, Collins, R, Tapia-Conyer, R, Peto, R, Emberson, J, Kuri-Morales, P
Format: Conference item
Language:English
Published: 2015