WHO developed an interactive, self-training online tool to improve understanding and enhance the use of the ICD-10. Specific paths for different users include a fast track for people such as managers, and an in-depth training path for coders. The tool also has a module on cause-of-death certification to promote and support the use of approved death-certification practices by physicians. The tool can be found at: http://apps.who.int/classifications/apps/icd/icd10training/

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A useful two-page quick-reference guide on cause-of-death certification (WHO, 2010) is also part of the online training tool, and can be found at: http://apps.who.int/classifications/apps/icd/icd10training/ICD-10%20Death%20Certificate/html/ICD-10_Resources/causeofdeathflyer.pdf

ICD-10 Volume 2 (WHO, 2010) Chapter 4 of ICD-10 Volume 2 provides general guidance on ICD-compliant death certification and mortality-coding practices, and can be found at: http://www.who.int/classifications/icd/icdonlineversions/en/index.html