Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 11, Issue 5 , Pages 286-291 , July 2001

Assessment of Vital Status in Department of Veterans Affairs National Databases: Comparison with State Death Certificates

  • Jason A Dominitz, MD, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA USA
    • Veterans' Administration Epidemiologic Research and Information Center, Seattle, WA USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Jason A. Dominitz, MD, MHS, VAPSHCS, 111-S-Gastro, 1660 S. Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108-1597
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  • Charles Maynard, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Veterans' Administration Epidemiologic Research and Information Center, Seattle, WA USA
    • Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA
    • ,
  • Edward J Boyko, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA USA
    • Veterans' Administration Epidemiologic Research and Information Center, Seattle, WA USA

Received 23 June 2000 ,Revised 9 November 2000 ,Accepted 13 November 2000.

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Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 11, Issue 5 , Pages 286-291 , July 2001

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