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Data Element Detail

Post mortem status
Identifying and Definitional Attributes
QH 040702 v1
Data Element
Data Element
Current
25-Nov-1999
Documented
25-Nov-1999
30-Jun-2016
A flag indicating if the autopsy was completed.
Death registrations in Queensland
Post mortem status (RBDM)
Representational Attributes
Alphabetic
Code
A
1
1
Permissible Values

Permissible_values

CodeDescription
CCompleted
NAutopsy not carried out
TIncomplete
Supplementary Values

Supplemenary_values

-
Collection and Usage Attributes
Accurate cause of death information is important to the public health sector and medical researchers to evaluate and develop measures to improve the health of Australians generally. It is also important to family members, now and for the future, to know what caused a loved one's death and to be aware of conditions that may occur in other family members.
Relational Attributes
Related Metadata References

Related Metadata References_IR

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ViewRelationshipMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifier & VersionApproval Status
Has been superseded byData ElementData ElementPerson (death record)-post mortem status (RBDM)QH 040702 Version 2Draft
Implementation in Metadata Sets

Implemented

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ViewMetadata Item TypeMetadata Item SubtypeNameIdentifer & VersionObligationApproval StatusEffective FromEffective To
Information AssetData RepositoryDeath RegistrationsQH 020227 Version 1MandatorySuperseded25-Nov-199930-Jun-2016
Source and Reference Attributes
Death; Post mortem;