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SECONDARY CAUSE DEATH [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-12-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Demography
- Epidemiology
- Emergency Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- secondary cause of death
1, record 1, English, secondary%20cause%20of%20death
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- associated cause of death 2, record 1, English, associated%20cause%20of%20death
correct
- contributory cause of death 3, record 1, English, contributory%20cause%20of%20death
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Consequences or complications of [the disease, situation or event that started the chain of events resulting in death] are usually considered secondary causes of death, in the same way as other diseases present at the time of death that may have contributed to the death. 4, record 1, English, - secondary%20cause%20of%20death
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A] contributory cause of death is inherently one not related to the principal cause. 5, record 1, English, - secondary%20cause%20of%20death
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Démographie
- Épidémiologie
- Gestion des urgences
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cause secondaire de décès
1, record 1, French, cause%20secondaire%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cause associée de décès 1, record 1, French, cause%20associ%C3%A9e%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s
correct, feminine noun
- cause contributive de décès 2, record 1, French, cause%20contributive%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans [les causes complexes de décès], on peut distinguer [...] la cause initiale du décès, ou cause principale du décès, et les causes associées du décès, ou causes contributives du décès, ou causes secondaires du décès. 1, record 1, French, - cause%20secondaire%20de%20d%C3%A9c%C3%A8s
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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