Is it ever enough to die of old age?

Age and Ageing

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 484-486

  Hawley, Clare L ^a  

^a Chesterfield/District Crematorium   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cremation certificate; Death certification; Old age

Indexed keywords

AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MALE; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; REVIEW; SENESCENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORTUARY PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WALES;

EID: 0141506081     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afg066     Document Type: Review

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