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. 2021 Nov 3;42(4):536–549. doi: 10.1057/s41271-021-00309-7

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Fig. 3 — Association between death reporting system and weeks of delay (n = 52: 50 states, NYC, and DC). Centralized ME: Centralized state medical examiner office (median (M) 6 weeks, interquartile range (IQR) 3–9 weeks, n = 17 states). County mixture: County-based mixture of medical examiner and coroner offices (M 5 weeks, IQR 4–6 weeks, n = 14 states). County coroner: County/district-based coroner offices (M 5 weeks, IQR 4–6 weeks, n = 14 states). County ME: County/district-based medical examiner offices (M 4 weeks, IQR 4–5 weeks, n = 7 states/jurisdictions)