The propor filling in of death certificates, Brasília, DF (Brazil), 1977-1978

Authors

  • Maurício Gomes Pereira Secretaria de Saúde do Distrito Federal
  • Elca da Silva Castro Secretaria de Saúde do Distrito Federal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101981000100003

Keywords:

Death certificate^i2^sBrasília, DF, Bra, Vital statistics, Mortality^i2^sBrasília

Abstract

Information contained in death certificates was evaluated in this two-year study. The amount of data not recorded or unknown was quantified. Sedom was the deceased unidentified. Lack of data was greater with respect to prior social and obstetrical information, medical assistance and violent death. The conclusion is that doctors and hospital staff should cooperate in order to improve the filling out of death certificates in Brasília (Brazil).

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Published

1981-02-01

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (1981)

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

Pereira, M. G., & Castro, E. da S. (1981). The propor filling in of death certificates, Brasília, DF (Brazil), 1977-1978 . Revista De Saúde Pública, 15(1), 14-19. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101981000100003