The difference between date of suicidal act and recorded death certificate date in 204 consecutive suicides

C.L. Rich, D. Young, R.C. Fowler and S.K.S. Rosenfeld

American Journal of Public Health, 1985, vol. 75, issue 7, 778-779

Abstract: The date of death recorded on death certificates (DCD) was compared to the date of the suicidal act (DA) in a consecutive series of 204 suicides. The DA was known to be the same as the DCD in only 46% of the cases. The DA was different from the DCD in 22% of the cases. The difference between the DA and DCD should be taken into consideration in the analysis of temporal trends.

Date: 1985
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