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*The cause of death should be what started the sequence of events that lead to death. | *The cause of death should be what started the sequence of events that lead to death. | ||
==== | ====Word form for cause of death==== | ||
Example: | Example: | ||
*''[[C. difficile colitis]] complicating antibiotic treatment for a dental abscess''.<ref>MSP. 8 September 2010.</ref> | *''[[C. difficile colitis]] complicating antibiotic treatment for a dental abscess''.<ref>MSP. 8 September 2010.</ref> | ||
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*''A'' complicating ''B'' for the treatment of ''C'' with ''D'' and ''E''. | *''A'' complicating ''B'' for the treatment of ''C'' with ''D'' and ''E''. | ||
====World Health Organization form==== | ====World Health Organization form for cause of death==== | ||
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''. | ||