Cause-of-death query in validation of death certification by expert panel; Effects on mortality statistics in Finland, 1995

Forensic Science International

Volumn 131, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 113-124

  Lahti, R A ^a   Penttila A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cause of death validation; Death certification; Expert panel; Mortality statistics; Query

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FINLAND; HEART DISEASE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; STATISTICS; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 0037469248     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(02)00418-8     Document Type: Article

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