Using death certificates to identify malpractice might be difficult

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Doctor as murderer. Death certification needs tightening up, but it still might not have stopped Shipman.
O'Neill B. O'Neill B. BMJ. 2000 Feb 5;320(7231):329-30. doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7231.329. BMJ. 2000. PMID: 10657309 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Tighter control on GPs to follow doctor's murder convictions.
Dyer C. Dyer C. BMJ. 2000 Feb 5;320(7231):331. doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7231.331. BMJ. 2000. PMID: 10657310 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Relation between appropriateness of primary therapy for early-stage breast carcinoma and increased use of breast-conserving surgery.
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