Aetiology of sudden cardiac death in sport: a histopathologist's perspective. [PDF]
In the UK, when a young person dies suddenly, the coroner is responsible for establishing the cause of death. They will ask a consultant pathologist to carry out an autopsy in order to ascertain when, where and how that person died.
Sheppard, MN
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Determining Mortality Rates Attributable to Clostridium difficile Infection
To determine accuracy of measures of deaths attributable to Clostridium difficile infection, we compared 3 measures for 2007–2008 in Ontario, Canada: death certificate; death within 30 days of infection; and panel review.
Susy S. Hota +5 more
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Half a million excess deaths in the Iraq war:Terms and conditions may apply [PDF]
Hagopian et al. (2013) published a headline-grabbing estimate for the Iraq war of half a million excess deaths , i.e. deaths that would not have happened without the war.
Gelman A +2 more
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Causes of death among undocumented migrants in Sweden, 1997–2010 [PDF]
Background: Undocumented migrants are one of the most vulnerable groups in Swedish society, where they generally suffer from poor health and limited health care access.
Anna Wahlberg +3 more
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Group Life Insurance: Its Legal Aspects [PDF]
Background: Female representation on boards is an ongoing debate. The European Parliament voted in November 2013 in favour of a proposal that it should be at least 40 percent women on company boards by 2020.
Gustavsson, Jenny, Skeppstedt, Maria
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Underreporting of diabetes mellitus as the cause of death in Bauru, State of São Paulo, Brazil over 40 years: a documental study [PDF]
Objective To evaluate, characterize and search for trends in the underreporting of diabetes mellitus (DM) as the cause of death in Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil, over 40 years. Subjects and methods This was a documental study.
Lucas Casagrande Passoni Lopes +4 more
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Evaluation of Mexico’s low cancer mortality using two national death registries
Objective. To compare cancer mortality rates in Mexico from two national death registries that independently code and attribute cause of death. Materials and methods.
Susana Lozano-Esparza +5 more
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Zoning and Identifying the Affecting Factors in Premature Death Registration [PDF]
Background. Different types of death among people indicates both the extent to which people use different types of health care and the growth and development of a society. Premature mortality imposes a heavy burden on society in terms of health, economy,
Ehsan Iravani +3 more
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Characteristics of Belgian 'life-ending acts without explicit patient request' : a large-scale death certificate survey revisited [PDF]
BACKGROUND: “Life-ending acts without explicit patient request,” as identified in robust international studies, are central in current debates on physician-assisted dying.
Bernheim, Jan L +3 more
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