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Alternative Title:
Public Health Rep
Personal Author:
Washko, R M ; Frieden, T R
Washko, R M ; Frieden, T R Less -
Description:
To determine the accuracy and frequency of reporting tuberculosis as either the contributing or underlying cause of death on death certificates in New York City during 1992.|Death certificates from 1992 that listed tuberculosis were matched with the New York City tuberculosis registry. For those persons who had tuberculosis listed as a cause of death, but who were not listed in the registry, medical records were reviewed. The frequency of reporting tuberculosis on death certificates in patients who died with active tuberculosis was evaluated in the second part of this study. Death certificates of patients with active tuberculosis (persons who died within six months of starting anti-tuberculosis medications) in 1992 were reviewed.|Tuberculosis was listed on 635 death certificates; 377 (59%) were confirmed cases based on registry data. Reviews of medical records were possible for 230 (89%) of the remaining 258 patients and confirmed only two additional tuberculosis cases. Of 310 persons who died with active tuberculosis in 1992 (second part of the study), only 104 (34%) had tuberculosis listed on their death certificates.|In New York City, a diagnosis of tuberculosis on death certificates is an inaccurate measure of tuberculosis burden.
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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Cause Of Death
Child
Child, Preschool
Death Certificates
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Population Surveillance
Registries
Research Article
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary

Source:
Public Health Rep. 111(3):251-255
Pubmed ID:
8643817
Pubmed Central ID:
PMCnull
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
New York City, NY
Collection(s):
Public Health Reports
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