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

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

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<h4>Background</h4> 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 inf...

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Main Authors: U. S. H. Gamage, Tim Adair, Lene Mikkelsen, Pasyodun Koralage Buddhika Mahesh, John Hart, Hafiz Chowdhury, Hang Li, Rohina Joshi, W. M. C. K. Senevirathna, H. D. N. L. Fernando, Deirdre McLaughlin, Alan D. Lopez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8575485/?tool=EBI

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