.... While improving access to adequate prevention and care could explain this trend, miscoding and misclassification in death certificates need to be assessed to unveil the true burden of stroke in Mexico. Practices in death certification along with the presence of multi-morbidity could contribute...

.... The literature was examined following 6 criteria. Results: Of the 29 studies examined, almost all presented a clear definition of the population at risk, but 55% of the papers did not report on the accuracy of death certificates, and the use of both ‘underlying’ and ‘contributory’ causes of death was identified...

...-year period from 1995 to 2004. Methods: The diagnosis of CJD was taken from the death certificate (coded as A81.0 in the ICD-10). A total number of 1,168 CJD deaths (500 males and 668 females) were used for analysis using empirical Bayes estimates of standardized mortality ratios and the flexible...

... rates by age, sex, and province were calculated. Information on birthplace, autopsy indications and type of work were examined for death certificates from 1979 to 1997. Results: 462 cases were identified between 1979 and 1997. The average annual age-standardized mortality rate was 0.93 deaths per...

... certificates, and death certificates. Computerized tabulations of hospital discharge diagnoses identified 97% of cases with a positive predictive value of 75%. Birth certificates had poor sensitivity for neonatal seizures overall (37%), but identified 67% of infants who seized on the first day of life. However...