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This category was mutually exclusive and exhaustive with respect to all other causes, which consisted of accidents (V01-X59,Y85-Y86), Alzheimer's disease (G30), nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27) and all other residual causes [9]
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