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Validity of verbal autopsy procedures for determining cause of death in Tanzania

Philip Setel, David Whiting, Yusuf Hemed, Daniel Chandramohan, Lara J. Wolfson, K. G. M. M. Alberti, Alan D López

Tropical Medicine & International Health · 2006 · 165 citations · 23 references

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Abstract

Verbal autopsy reliably estimated CSMFs for diseases of public health importance in all age groups. Further validation is needed to assess reasons for lack of positive results for some conditions.

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Colin Mathers, Doris Ma Fat, Mie Inoue et al. · PubMed · 2005 · 2K citations · Full text

Childhood deaths in Africa: uses and limitations of verbal autopsies

Robert W. Snow · The Lancet · 1992 · 298 citations

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Validation and application of verbal autopsies in a rural area of South Africa

Kathleen Kahn, Stephen Tollman, Michel Garenne et al. · Tropical Medicine & International Health · 2000 · 229 citations

Validation of verbal autopsy procedures for adult deaths in China

Gonghuan Yang, Chalapati Rao, Jiemin Ma et al. · International Journal of Epidemiology · 2005 · 183 citations · Full text

The Multi-Country Evaluation of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness Strategy: Lessons for the Evaluation of Public Health Interventions

Jennifer Bryce, César G. Victora, Jean‐Pierre Habicht et al. · American Journal of Public Health · 2004 · 168 citations · Full text

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