Factors predicting coroners' decisions to hold discretionary inquests

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 184, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 521-528

  Walter, Simon J ^a   Bugeja, Lyndal ^b   Spittal, Matthew J ^a   Studdert, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONER; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LAW; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 84858678468     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.110865     Document Type: Article

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