Evaluation of cause of deaths' validity using outcome measures from a prospective, population based cohort study in Tehran, Iran.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity of cause of death stated in death certificates in Tehran using outcome measures of the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS), an ongoing prospective cohort study. METHODS: The cohort was established in 1999 in a population of 15005 people...

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Main Authors: Davood Khalili, Alireza Mosavi-Jarrahi, Fatemeh Eskandari, Yasaman Mousavi-Jarrahi, Farzad Hadaegh, Mohammadali Mohagheghi, Fereidoun Azizi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3280301?pdf=render