title: [Statistics on medical cause of death:  historical coordinates, current tools].
abstract: "This work places the production of death causes statistics and its problems in the 19th century, with the appearance of modern statistics....[The author discusses ways] to make the most of the information being analyzed (studies of multiple causes), to improve the quality of medical performance, and to eliminate the variability produced by the codification process." (SUMMARY IN ENG AND FRE)
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death; D002965:Classification; D003644:Death Certificates; D003710:Demography; D006302:Health Services Research; D008722:Methods; D009026:Mortality; D009934:Organization and Administration; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012106:Research; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014798:Vital Statistics
keywords: Causes Of Death; Classification; Data Analysis; Death Records; Demographic Factors; Health Services Evaluation; Historical Survey; Methodological Studies; Mortality; Organization And Administration; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Statistics; Program Evaluation; Programs; Quality Of Health Care; Research Methodology; Vital Statistics; World
vernacular_title: Las estadisticas de causa medica de muerte:  coordenadas historicas, herramientas actuales.