Certification of death by family physicians

American Family Physician

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1433-1438

  Magrane, Brian P ^a   Gilliland, M G F ^b   King, Dana E ^b  

^a Ahoskie Primary Care   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONER; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DONOR; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; TRAINING;

AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CERTIFICATION; CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0030764336     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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