Algorithms for enhancing public health utility of national causes-of-death data

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Coverage and quality of cause-of-death (CoD) data varies across countries and time. Valid, reliable, and comparable assessments of trends in causes of death from even the best systems are limited by three problems: a) changes in the...

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Main Authors: Pourmalek Farshad, O'Brien Janaki, Foreman Kyle, Makela Susanna, Naghavi Mohsen, Lozano Rafael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-05-01
Series:Population Health Metrics
Online Access:http://www.pophealthmetrics.com/content/8/1/9