The Validity of the Certification of Manner of Death by Ontario Coroners

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 805-811

  Parai, Jacqueline L ^a   Kreiger, Nancy ^a   Tomlinson, George ^a   Adlaf, Edward M ^a  

^a Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accidents; Coroners and Medical Examiners; Death Certificates; Poisoning; Questionnaires; Suicide; Validation Studies; Wounds and Injury

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CERTIFICATION; CORONER; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; INTOXICATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; DEATH CERTIFICATES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; ONTARIO; POISONING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUICIDE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33751209210     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2006.01.006     Document Type: Article

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