Death declaration forms are legal records of death, necessary for burial or cremation of the dead and for medico-legal procedures concerning insurance and inher­ itance. As the forms include a section dealing with "cause of death", they can be used for compiling mortality statis­ tics in medical research and health policy planning. In the section dealing with "cause of death" doctors are expect...

Introduction: The objective of this study is to determine the major causes of early death in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).  Methods: The following databases including PubMed, EMBASE, Science Direct and Google Scholar were searched for following terms: “acute lymphoblastic leukemia”, “early mortality”, “early death “ and “death in induction phase “. Inclusion criteria were all studies abo...

introduction: one of the most important criteria for health is neonatal mortality. mortality in neonatal period is high, that is about 65% of mortality in infancy occurs below the age of one year. this study was conducted to determine mortality rate in neonates in motazedi hospital of kermanshah during 2002 to 2003. materials & methods: this descriptive study was conducted on the dead neonates ...

BACKGROUND Measurement of the level and composition of maternal mortality depends on the definition used, with inconsistencies leading to inflated rates and invalid comparisons across settings. This study investigates the differences in risk of death for women in their reproductive years during and outside the maternal risk period (pregnancy, delivery, puerperium), focusing on specific causes o...

OBJECTIVE To analyze maternal deaths at Nkhoma Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) Hospital and identify factors causing delays in care. METHODS Maternal death audits are performed after every maternal death at Nkhoma CCAP Hospital. Information regarding the care provided at the health facility, the referral process, and any delays in the community was collected by an audit team usin...

death in the western world. In the United States, more than 70 million Americans have one or more types of CVD, and a recent report states that CVD is the cause of approximately as many deaths each year as the next five leading causes of death combined (cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, accidents, diabetes mellitus and influenza and pneumonia) [1]. The healthcare costs associated with...