Measuring misclassification of Covid-19 as garbage codes: Results of investigating 1,365 deaths and implications for vital statistics in Brazil.

França EB, Ishitani LH, de Abreu DMX, Teixeira RA, Corrêa PRL, de Jesus EDS, Marinho MAD, Bahia TV, Bierrenbach AL, Setel P, Marinho F

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000199
Published: 2022
Container: PLOS global public health
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pgph.0000199,
  title = {Measuring misclassification of Covid-19 as garbage codes: Results of investigating 1,365 deaths and implications for vital statistics in Brazil.},
  author = {França EB and Ishitani LH and de Abreu DMX and Teixeira RA and Corrêa PRL and de Jesus EDS and Marinho MAD and Bahia TV and Bierrenbach AL and Setel P and Marinho F},
  year = {2022},
  journal = {PLOS global public health},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pgph.0000199},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000199}
}

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TI  - Measuring misclassification of Covid-19 as garbage codes: Results of investigating 1,365 deaths and implications for vital statistics in Brazil.
AU  - França EB
AU  - Ishitani LH
AU  - de Abreu DMX
AU  - Teixeira RA
AU  - Corrêa PRL
AU  - de Jesus EDS
AU  - Marinho MAD
AU  - Bahia TV
AU  - Bierrenbach AL
AU  - Setel P
AU  - Marinho F
PY  - 2022
JO  - PLOS global public health
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000199
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EB, F., LH, I., DMX, D. A., RA, T., PRL, C., EDS, D. J., MAD, M., TV, B., AL, B., P, S., & F, M. (2022). Measuring misclassification of Covid-19 as garbage codes: Results of investigating 1,365 deaths and implications for vital statistics in Brazil.. PLOS global public health. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000199

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