Core Verbal Autopsy Procedures with Comparative Validation Results from Two Countries
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Core Verbal Autopsy Procedures with Comparative Validation Results from Two Countries
BACKGROUND Cause-specific mortality statistics remain scarce for the majority of low-income countries, where the highest disease burdens are experienced. Neither facility-based information systems nor vital registration provide adequate or representative data. The expansion of sample vital registration with verbal autopsy procedures represents the most promising interim solution for this proble...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS Medicine
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1549-1676
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030268