International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
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Int. J. Infect. Dis. · Mar 2004
Co-existing conditions for deaths from infectious and parasitic diseases in Australia.
To examine the frequency distribution of co-existing conditions for deaths where the underlying cause was infectious and parasitic diseases. ⋯ The study indicated that the quality of death certificates is less than satisfactory for the 1998 Australian mortality data. The findings may be helpful in clarifying the ICD coding rules and the development of disease prevention strategies.