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The need for a mortality database in Pakistan: now or never

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Respected editor, With a staggering figure of 241.5 million inhabitants, Pakistan is considered the fifth most populous country in the world, with a growth rate of 2.55% per annum.
Sidra Waqar Qureshi, Erum Anwar
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Dying from cancer or other chronic diseases in the Netherlands: ten-year trends derived from death certificate data

BMC Palliative Care, 2009
BackgroundFor the further development of palliative care, it is relevant to gain insight into trends in non-acute mortality. The aim of this article is twofold: (a) to provide insight into ten-year trends in the characteristics of patients who died from ...
L. F. van der Velden, A. Francke, L. Hingstman, D. Willems   +3 more
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Multipurpose Transparent Nanocomposites for Gamma Spectroscopy, Pulse Shape Discrimination, Thermal Neutron Detection, Radiation Shielding, and High Refractive Index Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Materials exist that are useful for gamma scintillation, radiation shielding, neutron‐gamma pulse shape discrimination (PSD), thermal neutron detection, or high refractive index applications. While certain materials have exhibited optimal performance for each of these applications, none achieve multiple functions.
Isabelle Winardi, Stephane Miaule, Robert Carmichael, Bowen Sun, Ziqing Han, Prabhav Surabhi, Zhen Luo, Noelan Hum, David Prout, Yi‐An Chen, Ting‐Hsuan Wu, Hao Yu, Arion Chatziioannou, Qibing Pei   +13 more
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Antimicrobial Efficacy of a Taurolidine‐Based Antimicrobial Compound on Contaminated Surfaces Simulated in a Standardized 4‐Field Test

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
As implantable medical devices become indispensable to modern medicine, a silent threat grows alongside them: device‐associated infections. Despite decades of antibiotic innovation, infection rates keep climbing, costing lives and billions in healthcare expenses.
Benito Baldauf, Hendrik Bonnemeier, Ernest W. Lau, Jana Hummel, Reinhard Vonthein, Ojan Assadian   +5 more
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Consistency between death certificates and hospital records: a study from Kerman University of Medical Sciences

Payesh, 2011
Objective(s): To determine consistency between death certificate and medical records in two hospitals in Kerman, Iran. Methods: Check list was used to collate data on hospital medical records and a questionnaire from viewpoint of certifiers.
Manijeh Ariaei, Eshagh Dortag, Narges Naderi, Rahil Ebrahimi   +3 more
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Death Certificate

Pathogens and Immunity, 2017
How far back in the chain to go?I’m penning in an entryon the parchment of public record,creating a statistic for the students of disease,but writing too the final wordon the last page of the bookfor the bereaved. So robust, barrel of a woman,layered in corsets from another century.Her heart went dead December first,but Staphylococci startedseeding her
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Acceso judicial al certificado médico de defunción+: la situación en España [PDF]

, 2012
En este trabajo se plantean las dificultades prácticas, incluso imposibilidad, de acceder al certificado médico de defunción y de forma específica a las causas de la muerte, a pesar de solicitar dicha información con fines judiciales, para esclarecer un ...
Gil Pitarch, Pascual, Negre Muñoz, María del Carmen   +1 more
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Gait Analysis of Pak Biawak: A Necrobot Lizard Built using the Skeleton of an Asian Water Monitor (Varanus Salvator)

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Pak Biawak, a necrobot, embodies an unusual fusion of biology and robotics. Designed to repurpose natural structures after death, it challenges conventional boundaries between nature and engineering. Its movements are precise yet unsettling, raising questions about sustainability, ethics, and the untapped potential of biointegrated machines.
Leo Foulds, Donan Satria Yudha, Parvez Alam   +2 more
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The Impact of Proper Use of the Death Notification System on Health Statistics: The Case of İstanbul

Bagcilar Medical Bulletin
Objective: This study aims to evaluate how death reports submitted to the death reporting system in İstanbul province affect statistics, investigate the reasons for improperly completed documents, and identify areas requiring improvement for more ...
Kemal Kural, Saadet Peksu, Aliye Simin Ediz, Tuğba Ünsal Sapan, Serkan Çiftçi   +4 more
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Place of death of people living with Parkinson's disease : a population-level study in 11 countries [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Most people prefer to receive end-of-life care in familiar surroundings rather than in hospital. This study examines variation in place of death for people dying from Parkinson's disease (PD) across 11 European and non-European countries ...
Cardenas-Turanzas, Marylou, Cohen, Joachim, Csikos, Agnes, Deliens, Luc, Garcia-Leon, Francisco Javier, Harding, Richard, Houttekier, Dirk, Loucka, Martin, Marchetti, Stefano, Moens, Katrien, Morin, Lucas, Naylor, Wayne A, Rhee, YongJoo, Teno, Joan, Van den Block, Lieve, Wilson, Donna M   +15 more
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