Tracking Varicella Deaths

Accuracy and Completeness of Death Certificates and Hospital Discharge Records, New York State, 1989–1995

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ID11021536
AuthorsKarin Galil (Karin Galil, Jane Seward, Pamela A. Meyer, Andrew L. Baughman, and Melinda Wharton are with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. At the time of this study, Mark J. Pletcher was with the Association of Schools of Public Health, Atlanta, Ga. Barbara J. Wallace is with the New York State Department of Health, Albany.), Mark J Pletcher (0000-0002-6966-1312, Karin Galil, Jane Seward, Pamela A. Meyer, Andrew L. Baughman, and Melinda Wharton are with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. At the time of this study, Mark J. Pletcher was with the Association of Schools of Public Health, Atlanta, Ga. Barbara J. Wallace is with the New York State Department of Health, Albany.), Barbara J Wallace (Karin Galil, Jane Seward, Pamela A. Meyer, Andrew L. Baughman, and Melinda Wharton are with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. At the time of this study, Mark J. Pletcher was with the Association of Schools of Public Health, Atlanta, Ga. Barbara J. Wallace is with the New York State Department of Health, Albany.), Jane Seward (Karin Galil, Jane Seward, Pamela A. Meyer, Andrew L. Baughman, and Melinda Wharton are with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. At the time of this study, Mark J. Pletcher was with the Association of Schools of Public Health, Atlanta, Ga. Barbara J. Wallace is with the New York State Department of Health, Albany.), Jane F Seward (The Centers), Pamela A Meyer (Karin Galil, Jane Seward, Pamela A. Meyer, Andrew L. Baughman, and Melinda Wharton are with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. At the time of this study, Mark J. Pletcher was with the Association of Schools of Public Health, Atlanta, Ga. Barbara J. Wallace is with the New York State Department of Health, Albany.), Andrew L Baughman (Karin Galil, Jane Seward, Pamela A. Meyer, Andrew L. Baughman, and Melinda Wharton are with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. At the time of this study, Mark J. Pletcher was with the Association of Schools of Public Health, Atlanta, Ga. Barbara J. Wallace is with the New York State Department of Health, Albany.), Mitchell Wharton (0000-0002-5639-4235, The Centers), Melinda Wharton (Karin Galil, Jane Seward, Pamela A. Meyer, Andrew L. Baughman, and Melinda Wharton are with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. At the time of this study, Mark J. Pletcher was with the Association of Schools of Public Health, Atlanta, Ga. Barbara J. Wallace is with the New York State Department of Health, Albany.)
Year2002
Volume92
Issue8
Pages1248-1250
Publication date2002-08-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.92.8.1248
PMID12144978
OpenAlexW2012007531
LanguageEN
References cited6

Before widespread vaccination, varicella infection resulted in more than 11 000 hospitalizations1 and 100 deaths annually in the United States.2 Since vaccine licensure in 1995, varicella incidence has decreased markedly.3 Mathematical models have predicted that vaccination will shift the peak incidence of disease to older ages as the incidence declines.4 Because older persons are at increased risk of morbidity and mortality from varicella,5,6 it is essential to monitor these outcomes as vaccination coverage increases.7,8 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) encourages state health departments to search death certificates and hospital discharge databases to estimate the number of varicella deaths. In this study, we assessed the validity and utility of these data sources

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