| Descriptor English: | Underlying Cause of Death | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Causa Básica de Muerte
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Causa Básica de Morte | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Cause Sous-Jacente de la Mort | ||||
| Tree number(s): |
SP5.467.413.330.903.187.265 |
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| Scope note: | The underlying cause of death is the disease or injury which initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to death, or the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury. (ICD-10, vol.2, 2004) |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | No qualifiers | ||||
| DeCS ID: | 28394 | ||||
| Unique ID: | DDCS028394 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
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Underlying Cause of Death
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| Concept UI |
FD00060249 |
| Scope note | The underlying cause of death is the disease or injury which initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to death, or the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury. (ICD-10, vol.2, 2004) |
| Preferred term | Underlying Cause of Death |
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