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Descriptor English:   Underlying Cause of Death 
Descriptor Spanish:   Causa Básica de Muerte 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Causa Básica de Morte 
Tree Number:   SP5.006.052.168.154.090.011
Definition English:   The underlying cause of death is the disease or injury which initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to death, or the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury. (ICD-10, vol.2, 2004) 
Record Number:   28394 

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