Cause-specific mortality patterns among hospital deaths in Thailand: validating routine death certification
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In Thailand, 35% of all deaths occur in hospitals, and the cause of death is medically certified by attending physicians. About 15% of hospital deaths are registered with nonspecific diagnoses, despite the potential for greater accur...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-05-01
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Series: | Population Health Metrics |
Online Access: | http://www.pophealthmetrics.com/content/8/1/12 |