Place-of-residence errors on death certificates for two contiguous U. S. counties

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Based on death certificate data, the Texas Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics calculates age adjusted all-cause mortality rates for each Texas county yearly. In 1998 the calculated rates for two adjacent Texas counties w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Denison Anne V, Pierce J Rush
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-06-01
Series:Population Health Metrics
Online Access:http://www.pophealthmetrics.com/content/4/1/6