Quality assurance review of death certificates: A pilot study

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-65

  Hanzlick, Randy ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Death certificates; Mortality statistics; Peer review; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONER; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DRUG INTOXICATION; ERROR; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

BENCHMARKING; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 14244249742     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000154110.84737.e0     Document Type: Review

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