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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-4-29
pubmed:abstractText
Along with our submission to the National Death Index (NDI) of a cohort of more than 23,000 petrochemical and refinery workers, we included 1,449 known U.S. deaths to determine the completeness of death ascertainment through the NDI. A number of factors that may affect follow-up were examined including sex, race, age and reporting area. Overall, NDI detected 97.1% of known deaths. Follow-up was slightly better for males (97.2%) than for females (92.0%) and was significantly better for whites (97.6%) than for nonwhites (92.0%). Analyses by reporting area showed very complete follow-up from all locations (93.4%-100%) except for the New York City area (71.4%). These findings indicate that NDI is an extremely useful source for vital status follow-up, though follow-up may be somewhat less complete for certain subgroups of an occupational study cohort.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0271-3586
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
181-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
An analysis of mortality follow-up through the National Death Index for a cohort of refinery and petrochemical workers.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article