The rising tide of dementia deaths: triangulation of data from three routine data sources using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink

The rising tide of dementia deaths: triangulation of data from three routine data sources using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink

Abstract Background Dementia is currently the leading certified underlying cause of death in England. We assess how dementia recording on Office for National Statistics death certificates (ONS) corresponded to recording in general practice records (GP) and Hospital Episode Statistics (HES). Methods...

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Main Authors: Shaleen Ahmad, Iain M Carey, Tess Harris, Derek G Cook, Stephen DeWilde, David P Strachan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Dementia
Mortality
Death certificates
Cause of death
Primary care
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02306-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02306-7

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