Validity of Death Certificate and Hospital Discharge ICD Codes for Dementia Diagnosis: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2017 Apr-Jun;31(2):168-172. doi: 10.1097/WAD.0000000000000164.

Authors

Akira Fujiyoshi¹, David R Jacobs Jr, Alvaro Alonso, José A Luchsinger, Stephen R Rapp, Daniel A Duprez

Affiliation

¹ *Department of Public Health, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan †Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health ∥Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN ‡Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY §Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Validation Study

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Coronary Artery Disease / complications
Death Certificates*
Dementia / diagnosis*
Dementia / etiology
Female
Humans
International Classification of Diseases*
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Discharge

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