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Table 1 Common death certificate errors

From: The quality of medical death certification of cause of death in hospitals in rural Bangladesh: impact of introducing the International Form of Medical Certificate of Cause of Death

Type of Error

 

Multiple causes per line

 

Incorrect/clinically improbable sequence of events leading to death

 

Interval between onset and death not shown

 

Abbreviations used in certifying death

 

Illegible hand writing

 

Leaving blanks between lines in part 1

 

Ill-defined condition entered as underlying cause of death

 

Intentions of injuries and poisonings not included

 

Details of neoplasms not included

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