title: The proposed death certificate for South Africa. Part I. Death certificate description.
abstract: An altered 'Cause of Death' certificate is proposed. The major changes involve the use of the international format for certification of death and provision for collection of extra data, i.e. estimated age at death, sex, population group and, where relevant, the mass of an infant at birth. The new format will facilitate improved data collection and the certificate will stand international comparison.
authors.affiliation: Department of National Health and Population Development, Medical School, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kielkowski
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lowe
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D003644:Death Certificates; D009026:Mortality; D013019:South Africa