In reply: We note MacCallum and Anazodo’s concerns about our recommendations1 leading to an unmanageable increase in reporting of deaths to the coroner, despite their acknowledgement of the legal and public health implications of non-reporting of reportable deaths.
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- 1. Neate SL, Bugeja LC, Jelinek GA, et al. Non-reporting of reportable deaths to the coroner: when in doubt, report. Med J Aust 2013; 199: 402-405. <MJA full text>
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