Careful planning required for the transition to electronic cause of death registration
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https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2025.v115i10.4119Keywords:
electronic death registration system (eDRS), electronic certification of the cause of death (eMCCD), Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System (CRVS)Abstract
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