Improving the public health utility of global cardiovascular mortality data: the rise of ischemic heart disease

• Main Authors: Gakidou Emmanuela (Author), Foreman Kyle (Author), Naghavi Mohsen (Author), Lozano Rafael (Author), Ahern Ryan M (Author), Murray Christopher JL (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>High-quality, cause-specific mortality data are critical for effective health policy. Yet vague cause of death codes, such as heart failure, are highly prevalent in global mortality data. We propose an empirical method correcting mor...