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Uses and Significance of Multiple Cause Tabulations for Mortality Statistics Harold F. DornPh.D., and Iwao M. MoriyamaPh.DF.A.P.H.A. CopyRightDr. Dorn (deceased) was chief, Biometrics Research Branch, National Heart Institute, PHS, U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Bethesda, Md. Dr. Moriyama is chief, Office of Health Statistics Analysis, National Center for Health Statistics, PHS, U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington, D. C. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.54.3.400 Published Online: August 29, 2011
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