Reporting dementia on the death certificates of nursing home residents dying with end-stage dementia

JAMA. 2008 Dec 10;300(22):2608-10. doi: 10.1001/jama.2008.768.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cause of Death*
  • Cohort Studies
  • Death Certificates*
  • Dementia / mortality*
  • Female
  • Homes for the Aged / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nursing Homes / statistics & numerical data*
  • United States