Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10513428 | Journal of Clinical Epidemiology | 2015 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Delays registering Coroners cases, certification and coding errors, introduced biases into the disease profile limiting the data's value in informing clinical care. Issuance of medical certificates by pathologists who investigate Coroners cases and training physicians and coders would eliminate most underreporting and improve data quality.
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Authors
Affette McCaw-Binns, Yvette Holder, Jasneth Mullings,