Browsing Faculty of Medicine by Author "Alfsen, G. Cecilie"
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Forensic autopsies in Norway 1996–2017: A retrospective study of factors associated with deaths undergoing forensic autopsy
Ellingsen, Christian Lycke; Alfsen, G. Cecilie; Braut, Geir Sverre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Aims: Forensic autopsies are important for the investigation of deaths with a legal or public-health interest, as well as being a source for cause-of-death statistics. The aim of this study was to investigate the use of ... -
Injury death certificates without specification of the circumstances leading to the fatal injury - the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry 2005-2014
Ellingsen, Christian Lycke; Ebbing, Marta; Alfsen, G. Cecilie; Vollset, Stein Emil (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-12-24)Background: For injury deaths, the underlying cause of death is defined as the circumstances leading to the injury. When this information is missing, the ICD-10 code X59 (Exposure to unspecified factor) is used. Lack of ...