Effects of inappropriate cause-of-death certification on mortality from cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus in Tonga

• Main Authors: Carah A. Figueroa (Author), Christine L. Linhart (Author), Catherine Dearie (Author), Latu E. Fusimalohi (Author), Sioape Kupu (Author), Stephen L. Morrell (Author), Richard J. Taylor (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes mellitus are major health issues in Tonga and other Pacific countries, although mortality levels and trends are unclear. We assess the impacts of cause-of-death certification on coding of CVD and diabetes as underlying causes of death (UC...