Study Excess mortality caused by medical injury. Citation Text: Meurer LN, Yang H, Guse CE, et al. Excess mortality caused by medical injury. Ann Fam Med. 2006;4(5):410-6. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL November 8, 2006 Meurer LN, Yang H, Guse CE, et al. Ann Fam Med. 2006;4(5):410-6. View more articles from the same authors. The authors describe a state-based review of discharge diagnoses to identify medical injuries. They conclude that mortality risk should be taken into account when forming mortality estimates to increase their accuracy. PubMed citation Available at Free full text Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Meurer LN, Yang H, Guse CE, et al. Excess mortality caused by medical injury. Ann Fam Med. 2006;4(5):410-6. 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