R Westerling
Biographic Data
| ID | 6160065 |
|---|---|
| NAME | R Westerling |
| GIVEN NAMES | R |
| FAMILY NAME | Westerling |
| SIGNATURE | WESTERLING R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Uppsala University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Comparing hospital discharge records with death certificates
Study objective: The quality of mortality statistics is important for epidemiological research. Considerable discrepancies have been reported between death certificates and corresponding hospital discharge records. This study examines whether differences between the death certificate's underlying cause of death and the main condition from the final hospital discharge record can be explained by differences in ICD selection procedures. The authors …
Comparing hospital discharge records with death certificates
Study objective: The quality of mortality statistics is important for epidemiological research. Considerable discrepancies have been reported between death certificates and corresponding hospital discharge records. This study examines whether differences between the death certificate's underlying cause of death and the main condition from the final hospital discharge record can be explained by differences in ICD selection procedures. The authors …
Comparing hospital discharge records with death certificates
Study objective: The quality of mortality statistics is important for epidemiological research. Considerable discrepancies have been reported between death certificates and corresponding hospital discharge records. This study examines whether differences between the death certificate's underlying cause of death and the main condition from the final hospital discharge record can be explained by differences in ICD selection procedures. The authors …
Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes (1 work) · Cause of death (1 work) · Death certificate (1 work) · Demography (1 work) · Disease (1 work) · Gerontology (1 work) · Gerontology (1 work) · Hospital discharge (1 work) · Intensive care medicine (1 work) · Internal Medicine (1 work)