Under-reporting of Parkinson's disease on death certificates: A population-based study (NEDICES)

• Published in: Journal of the neurological sciences Vol. 347; no. 1-2; pp. 188 - 192
• Main Authors: Benito-León, Julián, Louis, Elan D., Villarejo-Galende, Alberto, Romero, Juan Pablo, Bermejo-Pareja, Félix
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.12.2014
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cause of Death; Death Certificates; Elderly; Epidemiology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Neurology; Parkinson Disease - epidemiology; Parkinson Disease - mortality; Parkinson's disease; Population; Population-based study; Under-reporting; Population-based study; Death certificates; Parkinson's disease; Under-reporting; Elderly; Epidemiology

Parkinson's disease is frequently omitted as a cause of death from death certificates. A limitation of previous studies that attempted to assess the validity of death certificates is that population-dwelling cases, with milder, undiagnosed Parkinson's disease were likely excluded. As a res...