Ascertainment of Hispanic ethnicity on California death certificates: implications for the explanation of the Hispanic mortality advantage.

Objectives: We determined the size and correlates of under ascertainment of Hispanic ethnicity on California death certificates. Methods: We used 1999 to 2000 vital registration data. We compared Hispanic ethnicity reported on the death certificate to Hispanic ethnicity derived from birthplace for t...

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Publicado en:American Journal of Public Health Vol. 96; no. 12; pp. 2209 - 2216
Autores principales: Eschbach K, Kuo Y, Goodwin JS
Formato: algorithm research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: American Public Health Association Dec2006
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