Table 1 Data sources
|  | Canadian organ replacement register (CORR) | Institut de la statistique du Québec(ISQ) | Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec(RAMQ) |
|---|---|---|---|
Type | Dialysis registry | Provincial vital statistics | Medical claims and hospital discharge summaries database |
Population included | All chronic dialysis patients in Canada | All residents in Québec (general population) | All residents in Québec (general population) |
Filling of cause of death field | Registered nurse responsible for the unit, helped with treating physician | Treating physician | N/A |
Cause of death coding scheme | Internal coding scheme (code entered directly on the reporting form) | ICD-10 by trained archivists centrally | N/A |