The gap between cause-of-death statistics and Household Registration reports in Shandong, China during 2011-2013: Evaluation and adjustment for underreporting in the mortality data for 262 subcounty level populations.

Underreporting is a quality concern in mortality statistics. The purpose of this study was to assess and adjust underreporting in the population-based cause-of-death statistics. The total population (96 million) in Shandong, China was divided into 262 subcounty level populations geographically and b...

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Main Authors: Jiandong Sun, Xiaolei Guo, Zilong Lu, Zhentao Fu, Xiujun Li, Jie Chu, Gaohui Zhang, Kou Kou, Fuzhong Xue, Aiqiang Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6013111?pdf=render