Tuberculosis surveillance using death certificate data, New York City, 1992.

Autor: Washko, Rita M., Frieden, Thomas R.
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Zdroj: Public Health Reports; May/Jun96, Vol. 111 Issue 3, p251, 5p, 3 Charts
Abstrakt: Determines the accuracy and frequency of reporting tuberculosis as either the contributing or underlying cause of death on death certificates in New York City in 1992. Use of data from death certificates in determining disease-specific and overall mortality rates; Inaccuracy of tuberculosis diagnosis in death certificates in New York City.
Databáze: Complementary Index