Accuracy of death certificate completion: The need for formalized physician training

JAMA

Volumn 275, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 794-796

  Messite, Jacqueline ^a   Stellman, Steven D ^b  

^a NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b AMERICAN HEALTH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EXPERIENCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

EID: 0030004882     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.275.10.794     Document Type: Article

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