Open AccessA Case Study of the Impact of Inaccurate Cause-of-Death Reporting on Health Disparity Tracking: New York City Premature Cardiovascular Mortality
Author(s) -
Lauren E. Johns,
Ann Madsen,
Gil Maduro,
Regina Zimmerman,
Kevin J. Konty,
Elizabeth Begier
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2012.300683
Subject(s) - medicine , demography , heart disease , cause of death , mortality rate , disease , years of potential life lost , gerontology , environmental health , population , life expectancy , sociology
Heart disease death overreporting is problematic in New York City (NYC) and other US jurisdictions. We examined whether overreporting affects the premature (< 65 years) heart disease death rate disparity between non-Hispanic Blacks and non-Hispanic Whites in NYC.