An assessment of certain medical aspects of death certificate data for epidemiologic study of arteriosclerotic heart disease

Beadenkopf, William G.; Abrams, Malcolm; Daoud, A.S.; Marks, Renée U.

doi:10.1016/0021-9681(63)90030-4

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“…Both sources of data are known for their inaccuracies. 29,30 There is, however, no reason to believe that there was systematic bias in the identification of birthplaces in both types of files. The undercounting of migrants in the census data would increase the mortality rates of the Caribbean-born and thus would tend only to diminish, not heighten, any observed differences in mortality.…”

Section: T Able 2 a Ge -A Djusted R Ates Of D Eath From S Elected C mentioning

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The Association between Birthplace and Mortality from Cardiovascular Causes among Black and White Residents of New York City

Fang

Madhavan²,

Alderman³

1996

N Engl J Med

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Section: T Able 2 a Ge -A Djusted R Ates Of D Eath From S Elected C mentioning

confidence: 99%

The Association between Birthplace and Mortality from Cardiovascular Causes among Black and White Residents of New York City

Fang

Madhavan²,

Alderman³

1996

N Engl J Med

191

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“…The inaccuracies of both data sources have been well documented. 31,32 The missing ethnicity variable of health services. Finally, because neither migration history nor duration of residence in New York City is of Hispanic origin in both census data and mortality records could bias the rate estimates.…”

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Influence of nativity on cancer mortality among black New Yorkers

Fang

Madhavan

Alderman

1997

Cancer

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“…The magnitude of death certificate errors has been studied where autopsy data were available. One such study by Beadenkopf et al found that "in only 50 percent of the individuals with infarction or coronary thrombosis at autopsy was arteriosclerotic heart disease coded on the death certificate" (10). They also found, however, that "82 percent of the death certificates reporting arteriosclerotic heart disease as the cause of death were confirmed as cases by autopsy findings.…”

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Symposium on Target Organ Toxicity: cardiovascular system. The epidemiologic approach.

Pell¹

1978

Environ Health Perspect

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Epidemiological studies rarely provide unequivocal data on the effects of toxic substances on human health. Unlike experimental studies, pertinent variables frequently cannot be controlled and some are often unknown. Nevertheless, these limitations can be dealt with by various facets of an epidemiological investigation. These include, the choice of a study design, selection of controls or comparison populations, evaluation of available data, statistical analysis, and the drawing of appropriate inferences from the data. Among the special problems that might be encountered in studies of the effects of cardiotoxic substances are, difficulties in establishing diagnoses, errors in death certificates, observer errors in electrocardiographic interpretations, and taking into account the effects of various risk factors known to be implicated in the etiology of cardiovascular diseases. In spite of various methodological problems and certain inherent limitations of epidemiological studies, they can, when properly conducted, make significant contributions to knowledge of disease etiology and provide the means of reducing the risk of a disease, even when its etiology is not completely known.

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An assessment of certain medical aspects of death certificate data for epidemiologic study of arteriosclerotic heart disease

Cited by 37 publications

References 9 publications

The Association between Birthplace and Mortality from Cardiovascular Causes among Black and White Residents of New York City

The Association between Birthplace and Mortality from Cardiovascular Causes among Black and White Residents of New York City

Influence of nativity on cancer mortality among black New Yorkers

Symposium on Target Organ Toxicity: cardiovascular system. The epidemiologic approach.

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