Definition
The disease or injury which initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to a person's death or the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury.
Components
Data Element
- Data Element Concept (this item)Person—underlying cause of death
- Object ClassPerson
- PropertyUnderlying cause of death
- Conceptual DomainNone
References
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