| Descriptor English: | Cause of Death | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Causas de Muerte
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Causas de Morte | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Cause de décès | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Causes of Death Death Cause Death Causes |
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| Tree number(s): |
E05.318.308.985.550.250 N01.224.935.698.100 N06.850.505.400.975.550.250 N06.850.520.308.985.550.250 SP3.311.300.392.432.276 SP5.467.413.330.903.187 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002423 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Factors which produce cessation of all vital bodily functions. They can be analyzed from an epidemiologic viewpoint. |
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| Annotation: | note categories; do not use for cause of death in every clinical case; restrict to cause of death as an epidemiological consideration: "mortality by cause of death", "certification of cause of death"; probably IM in such cases; coord NIM with specific disease /mortal (IM); specify geog if pertinent |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
TD trends |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Mortality (1966-1987) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 88 |
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| History Note: | 88 |
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| DeCS ID: | 28637 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D002423 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1988/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1987/05/13 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2017/06/30 |
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ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Investigative Techniques [E05]Investigative Techniques -
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Cause of Death
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| Concept UI |
M0003693 |
| Scope note | Factors which produce cessation of all vital bodily functions. They can be analyzed from an epidemiologic viewpoint. |
| Preferred term | Cause of Death |
| Entry term(s) |
Causes of Death Death Cause Death Causes |
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