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Estimating the mortality rate of hepatitis C using multiple data sources

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2004

C. WU ,
H.-G. CHANG ,
L.-A. McNUTT  and
P. F. SMITH
C. WU
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer, NY, USA
H.-G. CHANG
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer, NY, USA Division of Epidemiology, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA
L.-A. McNUTT
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer, NY, USA
P. F. SMITH
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer, NY, USA Division of Epidemiology, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA
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Abstract

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The New York State hospital discharge database and the multiple cause-of-death file were used to estimate the mortality rate of hepatitis C in New York State excluding New York City in 1997. The mortality rate with hepatitis C was severely underestimated when each data source was used alone. Applying the capture–recapture method using the hospital discharge database and the multiple cause-of-death file appears to be an efficient method to estimate the mortality rate with hepatitis C.

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Research Article
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Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 133 , Issue 1 , February 2005 , pp. 121 - 125
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2004 Cambridge University Press