Errors in the certification of neonatal death
- 1 October 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
- Vol. 36 (5) , 498-501
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1754.2000.00556.x
Abstract
Objective: To examine the precision of the perinatal death certificate (PDC) and ascertain the possible sources of error in the certification of neonatal deaths. Methods: The ‘Main’ and ‘Other’ cau...Keywords
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