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Microcomputer method to extract subfiles from statewide multiple cause of death files.

G L Crane1, D Fife

  • 1Division of Research, Policy, and Planning, New Jersey State Department of Health, Trenton.

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
|March 1, 1990
PubMed
Summary

A microcomputer system provides fast local access to New Jersey multiple cause of death data. This system efficiently manages large datasets for public health research.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health Informatics
  • Biostatistics
  • Computer Science Applications

Background:

  • Accessing large public health datasets can be challenging.
  • Efficient data retrieval is crucial for epidemiological research.
  • Existing systems may lack local accessibility for specific data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a cost-effective microcomputer system for accessing vital statistics.
  • To enable local, timely access to New Jersey multiple cause of death data.
  • To evaluate the system's performance and potential for scalability.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized off-the-shelf hardware components for system construction.
  • Developed software for data management and retrieval.
  • Analyzed data storage needs and access speeds.

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  • Assessed the impact of abbreviating diagnosis lists on data access.

    • Main Results:

    • A functional microcomputer system was successfully implemented.
    • The system allows local access to approximately 70,000 New Jersey death records annually.
    • Data access was achieved within an acceptable timeframe.
    • Abbreviating diagnosis lists showed a measurable effect on data access speed.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed microcomputer system offers a practical solution for local access to vital statistics.
    • The system demonstrates the feasibility of managing large public health datasets on a microcomputer.
    • Potential exists for extending this approach to even larger databases.