Definition: Quality of a vital event record (report)
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This element of a vital event report refers to its effectiveness as the preferred legal proof of the fact that the event occurred, and to the accuracy and timeliness of its subsequent compilation for statistical purposes.
Source:
United Nations, "Handbook on Training in Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems", Studies in Methods, Series F, No. 84, New York, 2002
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