The impact of errors in medical certification on the accuracy of the underlying cause of death

BACKGROUND: Correct certification of cause of death by physicians (i.e. completing the medical certificate of cause of death or MCCOD) and correct coding according to International Classification of Diseases (ICD) rules are essential to produce quality mortality statistics to inform health policy. D...

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Autores principales: Gamage, U. S. H., Adair, Tim, Mikkelsen, Lene, Mahesh, Pasyodun Koralage Buddhika, Hart, John, Chowdhury, Hafiz, Li, Hang, Joshi, Rohina, Senevirathna, W. M. C. K., Fernando, H. D. N. L., McLaughlin, Deirdre, Lopez, Alan D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8575485/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34748575
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259667

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8575485/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34748575
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259667

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