Injury death certificates without specification of the circumstances leading to the fatal injury – the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry 2005–2014

Injury death certificates without specification of the circumstances leading to the fatal injury – the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry 2005–2014

Abstract Background For injury deaths, the underlying cause of death is defined as the circumstances leading to the injury. When this information is missing, the ICD-10 code X59 (Exposure to unspecified factor) is used. Lack of knowledge of factors causing injuries reduces the value of the cause of...

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Main Authors: Christian Lycke Ellingsen, Marta Ebbing, G. Cecilie Alfsen, Stein Emil Vollset
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Population Health Metrics
Subjects:
Cause of death
Accidental falls
Hip fractures
Garbage code
Redistribution
X59
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12963-018-0176-2

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