Occupation recorded on certificates of death compared with self-report: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

• Main Authors: Wolf Susanne H (Author), Rose Kathryn M (Author), Bidulescu Aurelian (Author), Rosamond Wayne D (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2007-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Death certificates are a potential source of sociodemographic data for decedents in epidemiologic research. However, because this information is provided by the next-of-kin or other proxies, there are concerns about validity. Our obj...