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The impact of errors in medical certification on the accuracy of the underlying cause of death.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundCorrect certification of cause of death by physicians (i.e. completing the medical certificate of cause of death or MCCOD) and correct coding according to International Classification of Diseases (ICD) rules are essential to produce quality ...
U S H Gamage, Tim Adair, Lene Mikkelsen, Pasyodun Koralage Buddhika Mahesh, John Hart, Hafiz Chowdhury, Hang Li, Rohina Joshi, W M C K Senevirathna, H D N L Fernando, Deirdre McLaughlin, Alan D Lopez   +11 more
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Death certification. [PDF]

BMJ, 1983
M R, Alderson, R I, Bayliss, C A, Clarke, A G, Whitfield   +3 more
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Remote certification of out-of-hospital deaths in a Canadian Province: An 8-year experience of a novel practice

SAGE Open Medicine, 2021
Introduction: Certification of out-of-hospital deaths is challenging as physicians are often unavailable at the scene. In these situations, emergency medical services will generally transport the decedent to the nearest hospital.
Alain Tanguay, Johann Lebon, Denise Hébert   +2 more
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Pediatric Death Certification [PDF]

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1998
To determine location, manner, and physician certifier of pediatric deaths.A descriptive study of death certificate information for all child deaths (aged birth through 17 years) for the years 1995 and 1996.Urban county of more than 780,000 population.Field of specialty of physician certifiers, location of death, and category of deaths certified by the
K A, Bowen, W N, Marshall
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Unifying the death notification form: Recommendations by the Saudi Health Council task force

Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, 2021
الملخص: أهداف البحث: تعد نماذج الإبلاغ عن الوفاة وإصدار الشهادات جزءا أساسيا من سياسات الرعاية الصحية للبلد. هناك العديد من التحديات المتعلقة بالإبلاغ عن الوفيات وإصدار الشهادات في المملكة العربية السعودية.
Khaldoon Aljerian, FRCPC, Rimah A. Almohammed, MSPH, Taghred M. Alghaith, PhD, Quds Al-Saffer, MPH, Nahar M. Alazmi, SBFM, Ahmed S. BaHammam, FRCPC   +5 more
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How has COVID-19 impacted the civil registration and vital statistics system in Loreto, Perú? Evidence using process mapping and qualitative analysis

BMJ Open, 2021
Objectives Accurate civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems are the primary data source to measure the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mortality.
John Hart, Tim Adair, Javier Silva-Valencia, Graciela Meza, Javier Vargas Herrera   +4 more
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Getting all the facts of death

South African Family Practice, 2009
We conducted a study of death notification form (DNF) completion relating to 844 deceased Cape Town residents, and evaluated the completeness of information on the forms.
Elsie H. Burger, Jimmy Volmink
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence and determinants of death registration and certification uptake in Uganda

PLoS ONE, 2022
Death registration in Uganda remains extremely low, yet mortality statistics are vital in health policy, planning, resource allocation and decision-making.
Leonard K. Atuhaire, Elizabeth Nansubuga, Olivia Nankinga, Helen Namirembe Nviiri, Benard Odur   +4 more
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Investigating sudden unexpected deaths in infancy and childhood and caring for bereaved families : an integrated multiagency approach [PDF]

, 2004
The sudden unexpected death of an infant or child is one of the worst events to happen to any family. Bereaved parents expect and should receive appropriate, thorough, and sensitive investigations to identify the medical causes of such deaths.
Fleming, Peter J., Blair, Peter S., Sidebotham, Peter, Hayler, Tracy   +3 more
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Provider reported challenges with completing death certificates: A focus group study demonstrating potential sources of error.

PLoS ONE, 2022
ObjectivesTo characterize the experiences of providers in completing the cause of death section on death certificates, with particular reference to deaths in people who have cancer.MethodsFocus groups were conducted until thematic saturation was reached,
Allie Morgan, Thomas Andrew, Sylvia M A Guerra, Valeria Luna, Louise Davies, Judy R Rees   +5 more
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