Recommendations for completing death notification forms in HIV-positive patients

Smith, Angela

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dc.contributor.author	Smith, Angela
dc.date.accessioned	2009-02-05T13:17:10Z
dc.date.available	2009-02-05T13:17:10Z
dc.date.issued	2008
dc.description.abstract	Death notification is a valuable tool for providing data on the HIV pandemic in South Africa, if it is done correctly. This article addresses common misconceptions regarding practical, legal, and ethical aspects of death notification form (BI-1663) completion in order to improve reporting and, ultimately, national statistics and policy-making.	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Smith, A 2008, 'Recommendations for completing death notification forms in HIV-positive patients', Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 32, 34. [www.sajhivmed.org.za]	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1608-9693
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/8851
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Health and Medical Publishing Group	en_US
dc.rights	Health and Medical Publishing Group	en_US
dc.subject	Recommendations	en_US
dc.subject	HIV-positive patient	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Death notification
dc.subject.lcsh	HIV-positive persons -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh	Medical ethics
dc.subject.lcsh	Medical statistics
dc.subject.lcsh	Diseases -- Reporting
dc.subject.lcsh	Public health records
dc.title	Recommendations for completing death notification forms in HIV-positive patients	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US