abstract background: lung cancer is an important cause of cancer mortality. mortality is a familiar projection to address the burden of cancers. however, according to iranian death registry, about 20% of death statistics were still recorded in misclassified categories. the aim of this study was to estimate lung cancer mortality in iranian population, using bayesian approach to revise this miscl...

lupus erythematosus (le) is an autoimmune disease. the mortality rate and causes of death are different in various countries. the present study is done to find out the causes of mortality in the systemic lupus erythematosus (sle) patients in lupus unit of rheumatology research center and other wards of shariati hospital. this study was retrospective according to medical records of patients who ...

Previous research has identified a number of individual risk factors for parental bereavement including the sex of the parent, the sex of the child, avoidance-focussed coping style and time since death. These factors emerged from research where variables were tested univariately and their relative importance is currently unknown. The current research, therefore, aims to investigate which risk f...

OBJECTIVE To classify the causes of death in Maputo City, Mozambique, using the methods of the Global Burden of Disease study, in order to provide information for health policy-makers and to obtain a baseline for future studies in Maputo City and provincial capitals. METHODS Data were taken from the Maputo City death register and autopsy records for 1994. FINDINGS A total of 9011 deaths wer...

PURPOSE This study aims to study death records mentioning epilepsy, epileptic seizures and/or status epilepticus, in order to survey the population demographics and associated medical conditions, making it possible to outline the patient's profile. METHODS A qualitative analysis was performed on the data gathered from death certificates from the Curitiba county records ranging from 1998 to 20...

Accurate assessment of cause of death (COD) is important for determining cause-specific survival in cancer research. It is possible to reliably ascertain COD by meticulous review of inpatient and outpatient medical records with the use of predetermined clinical algorithms (1). Unfortunately, this method, although useful for small retrospective studies, is impractical for large datasets and nati...

OBJECTIVE To report methods and results from a national sample mortality surveillance programme implemented in Viet Nam in 2009. METHODS A national sample of 192 communes located in 16 provinces and covering a population of approximately 2.6 million was selected using multi-stage cluster sampling. Deaths for 2009 were identified from several local data sources. Record reconciliation and captu...

OBJECTIVES A proportion of cardiac patients managed at a cardiology outpatient clinic will die between clinic visits. This study aimed to identify the cause of death, to determine if case review occurred and if a formal review of such cases might be useful. DESIGN Single-centre retrospective cohort study. SETTING A remote regional centre in the North of Scotland. PARTICIPANTS All patients...