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contexts > demography > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death
... > contexts > population characteristics > demography > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic methods > data collection > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death

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cause of death  

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  • the injury or disease directly responsible for an individual's death. There can be a primary cause of death, such as a gunshot wound, and a related secondary cause of death, such as massive brain injury. [Source: The Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice; Cause of Death]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-SN63K6M5-X

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