Completing and signing the death certificate

American Family Physician

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2004, Pages

  Nowels, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Hospice of Metro Denver ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION;

CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; DEATH CERTIFICATES; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 7744233087     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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