What do chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients die from? Amultiple cause coding analysis

1 November 2003

journal article
Published by European Respiratory Society (ERS) in European Respiratory Journal

Vol. 22 (5) , 809-814
https://doi.org/10.1183/09031936.03.00031403

Abstract

Information on obstructive lung disease (OLD) deaths is generally derived from the underlying cause of death on the death certificate. This neglects information on other conditions mentioned and may underestimate the burden of disease.

Keywords

OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASES
ASTHMA
CAUSE OF DEATH
EPIDEMIOLOGY
DEATH CERTI- FICATES
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
MYOCARDIAL INFARCT

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