Trend analysis of “garbage codes” as the underlying cause of cancer death: Joinpoint Analysis

Authors:  Svetlana STEVIĆ, Nataša RANČIĆ, Mirko ILIĆ Corresponding author: Nataša RANČIĆ Type of paper:  Original scientific articleIssue: Volume 12 | number 1 – 2018 Abstract:  Introduction: The quality of cause-of-death data is commonly assessed by determining the percentage of unspecified, ill-defined or “garbage” causes of death. The objective of the paper was to determine percentage of the “garbage…