A Principal Document on Which Determinations of Death Are Recorded

question 22

Multiple Choice

A principal document on which determinations of death are recorded and which is the basis for much record keeping on deaths and collection of statistical data is

• A) a living will
• B) a durable power of attorney
• C) an advance directive
• D) a death certificate
• E) a holographic will

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