Characteristics of Maternal Mortality Missed by Vital Statistics in Hong Kong, 2000-2019
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.0429
Abstract: Key Points Question How well did the vital statistics database capture the incidence and causes of maternal mortality in Hong Kong? Findings In this cross-sectional study including 173 maternal deaths from 2000 to 2019, 91%… read more here.
Keywords: hong kong; 2000 2019; vital statistics; maternal mortality ... See more keywords
Hurricane Michael and Adverse Birth Outcomes in the Florida Panhandle: Analysis of Vital Statistics Data.
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DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2021.367
Abstract: OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine birth outcomes in areas affected by Hurricane Michael. METHODS Vital statistics data of 2017-2019 were obtained from the state of Florida. Births occurring in the year… read more here.
Keywords: hurricane; birth outcomes; hurricane michael; vital statistics ... See more keywords
Synthetic minority oversampling of vital statistics data with generative adversarial networks
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DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocaa127
Abstract: Abstract Objective Minority oversampling is a standard approach used for adjusting the ratio between the classes on imbalanced data. However, established methods often provide modest improvements in classification performance when applied to data with extremely… read more here.
Keywords: statistics data; generative adversarial; minority oversampling; synthetic minority ... See more keywords
Civil Registration and Vital Statistics, Emergencies, and International Law: Understanding the Intersection
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DOI: 10.1093/medlaw/fwx021
Abstract: Civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems are typically run by governments to record every birth, adoption, death, marriage, and divorce that occurs among a country's population. Registration of vital events provides individuals with a… read more here.
Keywords: crvs; vital statistics; crvs systems; health ... See more keywords
Vital statistics, absolute abundance and preservation rate of Tyrannosaurus rex
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DOI: 10.1111/pala.12648
Abstract: I present a simulation model on vital statistics, absolute abundance (N, total number of individuals that ever lived) and preservation rate (p, minimum number of fossils known divided by N) of Tyrannosaurus rex. It is… read more here.
Keywords: absolute abundance; vital statistics; rex; preservation rate ... See more keywords
Automated verbal autopsy: from research to routine use in civil registration and vital statistics systems
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DOI: 10.1186/s12916-020-01520-1
Abstract: Background The majority of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) do not have adequate civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems to properly support health policy formulation. Verbal autopsy (VA), long used in research, can provide… read more here.
Keywords: vital statistics; verbal autopsy; health; civil registration ... See more keywords