Are coroners' necropsies necessary? A prospective study examining whether a "view and grant" system of death certification could be introduced into England and Wales

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 279-284

  Rutty, G N ^a   Duerden, R M ^a   Carter, N ^a   Clark, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cause of death; Coroner; Necropsy; View and grant

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0035057418     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.54.4.279     Document Type: Article

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