Citation

Robbins JA. J. Public Health Policy 2012; 33(2): 215-217.

Affiliation

University of California Davis, 4150 V St. Sacramento, CA 95816, USA. E-mail: jarobbins@ucdavis.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group -- Palgrave-Macmillan)

DOI

10.1057/jphp.2012.5

PMID

22358122

Abstract

Something is wrong with the death reporting when there is a fivefold difference in the reported rates of fall mortality between Alabama and Vermont, two states in the United States. The problem is not unique here, as even the Swedish have trouble with their death certificate data. We understand that some of the reason is poor reporting, but how do we figure out how to do it right?Article JPHP.2012.6, available at www.palgrave-journals.com/jphp/, relates to this Commentary.Journal of Public Health Policy advance online publication, 23 February 2012; doi:10.1057/jphp.2012.5.

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