Glossary:Medical certification

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A medical certification is the completion of the medical certificate of cause of death (the medical part of the death certificate) by the certifier. In general, information on the diseases or conditions leading to death is entered as text. It also includes information as to time and date of death as well as a certifier section including signatures.

Related concepts

• Certifier
• Coroner
• Death certificate

Statistical data

Source

Adapted from the Physicians' Handbook on Medical Certification of Death, 2003 Revision