Death Certification Errors and the Effect on Mortality Statistics

Errors in cause and manner of death on death certificates are common and affect families, mortality statistics, and public health research. The primary objective of this study was to characterize errors in the cause and manner of death on death certificates completed by non-Medical Examiners. A seco...

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Published in:	Public health reports (1974) Vol. 132; no. 6; p. 669
Main Authors:	McGivern, Lauri, Shulman, Leanne, Carney, Jan K, Shapiro, Steven, Bundock, Elizabeth
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.11.2017
Subjects:	Cause of Death Death Certificates Humans International Classification of Diseases Retrospective Studies Vermont cause of death mortality statistics death certificate ICD coding errors
ISSN:	1468-2877, 1468-2877
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