An evaluation of the use of medical examiner data for epidemiologic surveillance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11030458 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Philip L Graitcer, W W Williams, Whitney Williams, Robert J Finton, Richard A Goodman, S B Thacker, Randy Hanzlick |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1212-1214 |
| Publication date | 1987-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.77.9.1212 |
| PMID | 3618857 |
| OpenAlex | W1992970989 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
To assess the value of medical examiner (ME) data bases for use in epidemiologic surveillance, we compared data from non-injury deaths that became ME cases to all non-injury deaths occurring in 1984 among Fulton County, Georgia residents. The decedents in the ME series were younger and included a large proportion of Black males. Although not representative of all deaths in a community, ME data bases include demographic and medical information that is often difficult to collect in community studies and in other surveillance systems
Environmental health · Epidemiologic Surveillance · Injury prevention · Injury surveillance · Medical emergency · Medical examiner · Pathology · Poison control · Demography · Epidemiology · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Public Health Policies and Education · Gerontology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 1986 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |