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NAME classification

The National Association of Medical Examiners five-class manner-of-death taxonomy: Natural, Accidental, Suicide, Homicide, and Undetermined. The internationally dominant framework for manner-of-death certification, used by US medical examiners and widely adopted or referenced internationally.

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BNSS § 194ICD-10 Chapter XX (V01-Y98)Mechanism of deathOpen verdict / undeterminedUnderlying cause of death

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