title: The many uses for cause-of-death information.
abstract: Prompt, accurate cause-of-death information is valuable to family members, public health officials, researchers, and statisticians. This article discusses how such information is used to track health trends in Minnesota and determine public health and research priorities. It also describes how to electronically enter cause-of-death information into the Minnesota Mortality Registry, the state's online vital records system.
authors.affiliation: Minnesota Department of Health, USA.
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elkins
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008910:Minnesota; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D009862:Online Systems; D011634:Public Health / Q000639:trends*; D014798:Vital Statistics