Causes of Death Data in the Global Burden of Disease Estimates for Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke | Zendy

Thomas Truelsen | Zendy; Lars-Henrik Krarup | Zendy; Helle K. Iversen | Zendy; George A. Mensah | Zendy; Valery L. Feigin | Zendy; Luciano A. Sposato | Zendy; Mohsen Naghavi | Zendy

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Causes of Death Data in the Global Burden of Disease Estimates for Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke

Author(s) -

Thomas Truelsen,

Lars-Henrik Krarup,

Helle K. Iversen,

George A. Mensah,

Valery L. Feigin,

Luciano A. Sposato,

Mohsen Naghavi

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

neuroepidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.217

H-Index - 87

eISSN - 1423-0208

pISSN - 0251-5350

DOI - 10.1159/000441084

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , cause of death , disease , burden of disease , ischemic stroke , death certificate , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering

Stroke mortality estimates in the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study are based on routine mortality statistics and redistribution of ill-defined codes that cannot be a cause of death, the so-called 'garbage codes' (GCs). This study describes the contribution of these codes to stroke mortality estimates.

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