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General form:<ref name=pmid15914304>{{cite journal |author=Pollanen MS |title=Deciding the cause of death after autopsy--revisited |journal=J Clin Forensic Med |volume=12 |issue=3 |pages=113–21 |year=2005 |month=June |pmid=15914304 |doi=10.1016/j.jcfm.2005.02.004 |url=}}</ref> | General form:<ref name=pmid15914304>{{cite journal |author=Pollanen MS |title=Deciding the cause of death after autopsy--revisited |journal=J Clin Forensic Med |volume=12 |issue=3 |pages=113–21 |year=2005 |month=June |pmid=15914304 |doi=10.1016/j.jcfm.2005.02.004 |url=}}</ref> | ||
*1a = immediate cause of death. | *1a = ''immediate cause of death''. | ||
*1b = what lead to the immediate cause of death. | *1b = what lead to the ''immediate cause of death''. | ||
*1c... 1[x] -- where 'x' is the last letter used; 1x = What started the sequence of events. | *1c... 1[x] -- where 'x' is the last letter used; 1x = What started the sequence of events. This is known as the ''underlying cause of death''. | ||
*2 = contributing factors. | *2 = contributing factors. | ||