Open AccessViolent Death Reporting in Maryland: Demographic Variability in Data Completeness
Author(s) -
Meghan L. Smith,
Adebola A. Akinyemi,
Jennifer L. Stanley,
Clifford S. Mitchell
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2017.303943
Subject(s) - homicide , medical examiner , medicine , demography , injury prevention , situational ethics , suicide prevention , occupational safety and health , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , public health , gerontology , medical emergency , psychology , social psychology , nursing , pathology , sociology
To analyze the completeness of precipitating circumstance information recorded in the Maryland Violent Death Reporting System and identify limitations that could affect the system's utility.