Investigation of garbage code deaths to improve the quality of cause-of-death in Brazil: results from a pilot study

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Raquel Barbosa de Lima (Συγγραφέας), Ashley Frederes (Συγγραφέας), Maria Fatima Marinho (Συγγραφέας), Carolina Cândida da Cunha (Συγγραφέας), Tim Adair (Συγγραφέας), Elisabeth Barboza França (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: article
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ABSTRACT Introduction: Reliable cause-of-death statistics are an important source of information on trends and differentials in population health. In Brazil, the Mortality Information System is responsible for compiling cause of death (CoD) data. Despite the success in reducing R-codes ill-defined c...