Rates of postmortem examination in Austria: The effect of distance between location of death and site of examination

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 891-895

  Waldhoer, T ^a   Berzlanovich, A ^b   Vutuc, C ^a   Haidinger, G ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Location of death; Postmortem examination; Site of examination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; EXAMINATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH HAZARD; HOME; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0141625924     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(03)00076-3     Document Type: Article

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