Variations in death notification of nursing home residents to Australian Coroners.
Joseph Elias IbrahimChebiwot KipsainaCathy MartinDavid Leo RansonLyndal BugejaPublished in: Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention (2018)
Variation in the causes, locations and ages of persons whose deaths are legally required to be notified to Coroners impacts the frequency and nature of deaths of nursing home residents investigated by Coroners. This demonstrates that legislation needs to be carefully framed and applied to ensure that the prevention mandate of Coroners in Australia is to be achieved.
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