Fearing Stigmatizing The Patient – Doctors Will Cite Alcohol As Cause Of Death, But Not Smoking.
Not wanting to stigmatize the deceased, UK doctors are not in general citing smoking as a cause of death on death certificates, although they will cite alcohol in cases where alcohol is a clear cause…
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Fearing Stigmatizing The Patient – Doctors Will Cite Alcohol As Cause Of Death, But Not Smoking.
October 24, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: death-certificates, death-on-death, deceased, diet, general-citing, nutritional counseling, smoking / quit smoking, stigmatize-the-deceased, will-cite
