Accuracy and completeness of mortality data in the Department of Veterans Affairs

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>One of the national mortality databases in the U.S. is the Beneficiary Identification and Record Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File that contains death dates of those who have received any benefits from the Department of Veterans A...

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Main Authors: Maynard Charles, Arnold Noreen, Sohn Min-Woong, Hynes Denise M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-04-01
Series:Population Health Metrics
Online Access:http://www.pophealthmetrics.com/content/4/1/2