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<strong>Death</strong> certificates -- evidence<br />

1993, Jordan and Bass<br />

31.9% of death certificates at a tertiary<br />

teaching hospital contained errors<br />

The department of medicine had the highest<br />

rate of errors – 40% of certificates were<br />

classed as unacceptable<br />

Jordan and Bass. Clin Invest Med<br />

1993;16(4):249-55

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