The quality of death certification practice in Greece.

Georgios Filippatos; Panagiotis Andriopoulos; Georgios I. Panoutsopoulos; Sofia Zyga; Kyriakos Souliotis; Vasiliki Gennimata; Maria Tsironi

Abstract

High rate of recording errors at death certification influences the accuracy of the cause of death in a defined region in Southern Greece. Due to their impact on mortality statistics and health policies, standard practices of death certification should be established. Coordinated educational interventions are expected to play a significant role on this. Hippokratia 2016, 20(1): 19-25.

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CertificationMedicineDeath certificateCause of deathCertificateMortality ratePsychological interventionQuality (philosophy)Medical emergencyDemographyDiseaseNursingSurgeryInternal medicine

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Year: 2016
Type: article
Volume: 20
Issue: 1
Pages: 19-25
Citations: 31
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                                    Georgios Filippatos, 
                                
                                    Panagiotis Andriopoulos, 
                                
                                    Georgios I. Panoutsopoulos
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2016). 
                            The quality of death certification practice in Greece.. 
                            PubMed
                            , 20
                            (1)
                            , 19-25.