Evaluation of errors and its etiological relevance with variables associated with death certificate

Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-56

  Raje, Madhao G ^a  

^a NKP SALVE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cause of death; Death certificate; Error; Mode of death; p value

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859022280     PISSN: 09710973     EISSN: 09740848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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