[Increasing asthma mortality in Denmark 1969-1988. Not because of changed coding practices].
We have studied asthma mortality in Denmark from 1969 to 1988. Age standardized mortality rates calculated in three age groups, 10-34, 35-59, and > 60 years, disclosed similar trends. Increasing mortality from asthma in the mid-1970s to 1988 was seen in all three age groups with higher mortality in 1979-1988 as compared with 1969-1978 of 95%, 55%, and 69%, respectively. Since the eighth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-8) was used in Denmark over the entire 20-year period, changes in coding practice due to change of classification system cannot explain the findings.
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Dansk Institut for Klinisk Epidemiologi, København.
Pedersen
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001249:Asthma / Q000145:classification / Q000401:mortality*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012042:Registries
Stigende astmadødelighed i Danmark 1969-1988. Ikke på grund af oendret kodepraksis.