Algorithms for enhancing public health utility of national causes-of-death data

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Authors

Mohsen Naghavi

Susanna Makela · Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

Kyle J Foreman · Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

Janaki O'Brien · Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

Farshad Pourmalek · University of Washington

Rafael Lozano · Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

Abstract

By mapping CoD through different ICD versions and redistributing GCs, we believe the public health utility of CoD data can be substantially enhanced, leading to an increased demand for higher quality CoD data from health sector decision-makers.

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Publication Details

Published in: Population Health Metrics

Volume 8, Issue 1, pp. 9-9

DOI: 10.1186/1478-7954-8-9

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