A shortened verbal autopsy instrument for use in routine mortality surveillance systems

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MedicineConcordanceVerbal autopsyPopulationAutopsyGold standard (test)Fraction (chemistry)StatisticsCause of deathPediatricsPathologyEnvironmental healthInternal medicineDisease

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Year: 2015
Type: article
Volume: 13
Issue: 1
Pages: 302-302
Citations: 90
Access: Closed

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                                    Peter Serina, 
                                
                                    Ian Riley, 
                                
                                    Andrea Stewart
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2015). 
                            A shortened verbal autopsy instrument for use in routine mortality surveillance systems. 
                            BMC Medicine
                            , 13
                            (1)
                            , 302-302.
                            https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-015-0528-8
                        

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DOI: 10.1186/s12916-015-0528-8