Improving the accuracy of death certification

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 158, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1317-1323

  Myers, Kathryn A ^a,b   Farquhar, Donald R E ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HOTEL DIEU HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

EID: 0032546630     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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