da Graca et al Exclusion of Records From the Death Master File 125 birth and death
registration falls within the latter. 12 These data are maintained by 57 vital records …

BACKGROUND: Causes of death statistics provide crucial health intelligence in national
and international communities. An efficient death registration system provides reliable …

Three of the papers in this volume (Brown, Feldstein-Liebman, and Liebman) make use of a
new set of life tables that differentiate mortality experience by sex, race, and education level …

Background For several decades, global public health efforts have focused on the
development and application of disease control programs to improve child survival in …

Background Data on causes of death by age and sex are a critical input into health decision-
making. Priority setting in public health should be informed not only by the current …

A question of interest in the demographic and actuarial fields is the estimation of the age-
specific mortality pattern when data are given in age groups. Data can be provided in such a …

Loss to follow‐up (LTFU) is a common problem in many epidemiological studies. In
antiretroviral treatment (ART) programs for patients with human immunodeficiency virus …

AscertaInment of the vital status of individuals is of central importance to epidemiologic
studies which monitor mortality as an end point. Utilizing Identifying Information collected In …

Ascertainment of vital status is important for epidemiological and clinical trial research. Two
free databases based on the Social Security Administration Death Master File have become …

PURPOSE: To determine whether causes of death obtained through National Death Index
(NDI) Plus are comparable to those obtained by requesting death certificates from state vital …