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Getting all the facts of death

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 51 , issue 3, pages: 259–260

DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2009.10873858

Author(s): EH BurgerDivision of Forensic Medicine, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, , J VolminkFaculty of Health Sciences, ,

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We conducted a study of death notification form (DNF) completion relating to 844 deceased Cape Town residents, and evaluated the completeness of information on the forms. The DNFs frequently lacked important data on both the deceased and the health professional who completed the DNF (completing health professional). Urgent intervention is needed to improve the usefulness of the DNF as a source data on health statistics in South Africa.

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