Using multiple cause-of-death data to investigate associations and causality between conditions listed on the death certificate

被引:67
作者
Redelings, Matthew D.
Wise, Matthew
Sorvillo, Frank
机构
[1] Los Angeles Cty Dept Publ Hlth, Data Collect & Anal Unit, Los Angeles, CA 90012 USA
[2] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Epidemiol, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA
关键词
cause of death; death certificates; mortality;
D O I
10.1093/aje/kwm037
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Death rarely results from only one cause, and it can be caused by a variety of factors. Multiple cause-of-death data files can list as many as 20 contributing causes of death in addition to the reported underlying cause of death. Analysis of multiple cause-of-death data can provide information on associations between causes of death, revealing common combinations of events or conditions which lead to death. Additionally, physicians report the causal train of events through which they believe that different conditions or events may have led to each other and ultimately caused death. In this paper, the authors discuss methods used in studying associations between reported causes of death and in investigating commonly reported causal pathways between events or conditions listed on the death certificate.
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页码:104 / 108
页数:5
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