The existence of standard-biased mortality ratios due to death certificate misclassification: a simulation study based on a true story
Mortality statistics are used to compare health status of populations; optimally, they base on individual death certificates. However, determining cause of death is error-prone. E.g. cardiovascular disease (CVD) death determination is characterized by sensitivity (SE) and specificity (SP) lower than...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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22 January 2016
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BMC medical research methodology
Year: 2016, Volume: 16, Pages: 1-9 |
| ISSN: | 1471-2288 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12874-016-0112-8 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-016-0112-8
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| Author Notes: | Andreas Deckert |
| Summary: | Mortality statistics are used to compare health status of populations; optimally, they base on individual death certificates. However, determining cause of death is error-prone. E.g. cardiovascular disease (CVD) death determination is characterized by sensitivity (SE) and specificity (SP) lower than 85 %. Furthermore, differential misclassification may be present in case of homogenous target populations. We investigate the bias of standardized mortality ratios (SMR), based on real-world data. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 07.05.2020 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1471-2288 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12874-016-0112-8 |