Comparison of Two Methods for Estimating MS-Related Mortality: The Excess Mortality vs. the Cause-Specific Frameworks.
Fabien RollotZoe UhryEmmanuelle DantonyBertrand AudoinMarc DebouverieEmmanuelle Le PageJonathan CironAurélie RuetJérôme de SèzeHelene ZephirPierre M LabaugeGilles DeferChristine Lebrun-FrénayThibault MoreauDavid-Axel LaplaudEric BergerPierre ClavelouJean PelletierEric ThouvenotOlivier HeinzlefJean-Philippe CamdessanchéMathieu FauvernierLaurent RemontetEmmanuelle LerayPublished in: Neurology (2023)
EMF has the strong advantage of not requiring death certificates, which quality is sub-optimal. Conceptually, it also appears more relevant as it avoids having to state, for each individual, if death was directly or indirectly caused by MS or if it would have occurred anyway, which is especially difficult in such chronic diseases.