Death certification and doctors' dilemmas: a qualitative study of GPs' perspectives

[摘要] Death certificate inaccuracies have implications for funding and planning public health services, health research and family settlements. Improved training has been identified as a way of reducing inaccuracies. Understanding the influences on certifying doctors should inform that training.

[学科分类] 卫生学

[关键词] certification;clinical practice variation;death certificates;epidemiology;family practice;uncertainty