OBJECTIVE: Death certificates are a common data source for injury research, but their legitimacy depends on proper completion by physicians (MDs). We sought to assess MD accuracy and training in completion of death certificates. METHODS: We tested the ability of 361 MDs at a University hospital to complete a sample death certificate. The test was conducted via an anonymous web-based system. We questioned MDs regarding the type of death certificate instruction they had received. The test included a description of a patient with a death due to intracranial bleeding after a fall, and the MDs completed a mock death certificate.
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", language="en", issn="1069-6563", doi="10.1197/j.aem.2007.03.875", url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1197/j.aem.2007.03.875" }