Information on death certificates: Cause for concern?

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 213-216

  James, D S ^a,c   Bull, A D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Histopathology ^*

^c Cardiff Royal Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cause of death; Death certification; Histological diagnosis; Laboratory dagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0029968582     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.49.3.213     Document Type: Article

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