Estimation of the Rate of Congenital Malformations

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1971 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 492-493
Author(s):  
Steve Selvin ◽  
Joseph Garfinkel
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Congenital Malformation ◽  
Congenital Malformations ◽  
Death Certificate ◽  
New York State ◽  
Birth Certificate ◽  
Birth Certificates ◽  
Death Certificates ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
York State

In view of the article by A. Khalili, and coauthors,1 we thought it might be interesting to present an alternative way of looking at the estimation of the rate of malformation from multiple sources. Also, we will present some new data on the rates of congenital malformation in New York State. When death certificates are matched to birth certificates, three possible outcomes exist with respect to congenital malformations. The malformation will be noted on both the death and birth certificates, it will be included on the birth certificate only, or on the death certificate only.

scholarly journals Pediatric Influenza-Associated Deaths in New York State: Death Certificate Coding and Comparison to Laboratory-Confirmed Deaths

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dina Hoefer ◽  
Bryan Cherry ◽  
Marilyn Kacica ◽  
Kristi McClamroch ◽  
Kimberly Kilby
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Death Certificate ◽  
Influenza Infection ◽  
New York State ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Death Certificates ◽  
York State ◽  
Capture Recapture ◽  
State Death ◽  
And Control

Introduction. Surveillance for laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated deaths in children is used to monitor the severity of influenza at the population level and to inform influenza prevention and control policies. The goal of this study was to better estimate pediatric influenza mortality in New York state (NYS). Methods. Death certificate data were requested for all passively reported deaths and any pneumonia and influenza (P&I) coded pediatric deaths occurring between October 2004 and April 2010, excluding New York City (NYC) residents. A matching algorithm and capture-recapture analysis were used to estimate the total number of influenza-associated deaths among NYS children. Results. Thirty-four laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated pediatric deaths were reported and 67 death certificates had a P&I coded death; 16 deaths matched. No laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated death had a pneumonia code and no pneumonia coded deaths had laboratory evidence of influenza infection in their medical record. The capture-recapture analysis estimated between 38 and 126 influenza-associated pediatric deaths occurred in NYS during the study period. Conclusion. Passive surveillance for influenza-associated deaths continues to be the gold standard methodology for characterizing influenza mortality in children. Review of death certificates can complement but not replace passive reporting, by providing better estimates and detecting any missed laboratory-confirmed deaths.

scholarly journals Tracking Varicella Deaths: Accuracy and Completeness of Death Certificates and Hospital Discharge Records, New York State, 1989–1995

2002 ◽  
Vol 92 (8) ◽  
pp. 1248-1250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Galil ◽  
Mark J. Pletcher ◽  
Barbara J. Wallace ◽  
Jane Seward ◽  
Pamela A. Meyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Hospital Discharge ◽  
New York State ◽  
Death Certificates ◽  
York State ◽  
Hospital Discharge Records

Data quality and the spatial analysis of disease rates: congenital malformations in New York State

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven P Forand ◽  
Thomas O Talbot ◽  
Charlotte Druschel ◽  
Philip K Cross
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
Data Quality ◽  
Congenital Malformations ◽  
New York State ◽  
York State ◽  
Disease Rates

BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS AND MALOCCLUSION

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1968 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 270-275
Author(s):  
Dwight T. Janerich ◽  
James P. Carlos
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
New York ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
New York State ◽  
Perinatal Period ◽  
Birth Certificates ◽  
Season Of Birth ◽  
York State ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Birth Characteristics

Possible associations between selected natality variables and malocclusion were investigated, using birth certificates and clinical examination records of 1,413 high school children in New York state. A significant association was demonstrated between season of birth and the subsequent presence of malocclusion; an excess of children with occlusal disorders were born in the second quarter of the year (April-June). This observation, together with the relatively high prevalence of malocclusion in the population, suggests that adverse environmental factors during the pre- and perinatal period may occur more frequently than was previously believed and may be important in the development of occlusal disorders.

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