We do know for sure when it ends, but to make matters even more inscrutable, the timing of death is determined by factors that are in many cases statistically random.
TDD was also reduced 26.4% (2401 days), 24.3% (2115 days), and 22.5% (1043 days) for the 3 VLBW birth weight groups.Both mortality rate and timing of death are important when assessing the impact of advances in perinatal technology.
The secondary aims were to describe racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities, risk factors, birth outcomes, timing of death and diagnosis, and signs and symptoms of cardiovascular disease and identify contributing factors.
Catt had waited until term before premeditatedly destroying her child, lied about it and had prevented a postmortem examination with its potential to determine the cause and timing of death.
light on whether the timing of death is responsive to its tax consequences.
Patients were more likely than physicians to want to plan funerals and know the timing of death and less likely than all other groups to want to discuss personal fears.
We investigated the determinants of mortality with respect to the timing of death by comparing the characteristics of patients who survived or died either early or lately (Table 1).
"While it is impossible to determine the cause or timing of death of both the woman and child, it is clear that the woman's pelvis showed signs of misalignment, suggesting possible injury or health issues during life," Pitre wrote in an email.
Doctors say it can be hard to predict the timing of death.
We really cannot say what the timing of death will be or should be -- we can only observe it and marvel that death always arrives with its own sense of mystery.
The purpose was to test for possible bias due to differences in the timing of death.
