Cause of death coding in Switzerland: evaluation based on a nationwide individual linkage of mortality and hospital in-patient records
Cause of death statistics are an important tool for quality control of the health care system. Their reliability, however, is controversial. Comparing death certificates with their corresponding medical record...
Source: Population Health Metrics - Category: Epidemiology Authors: Ueli Zellweger, Christoph Junker and Matthias Bopp Tags: Research Source Type: research