Performance of physician-certified verbal autopsies: multisite validation study using clinical diagnostic gold standards

Performance of physician-certified verbal autopsies: multisite validation study using clinical diagnostic gold standards

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Physician review of a verbal autopsy (VA) and completion of a death certificate remains the most widely used approach for VA analysis. This study provides new evidence about the performance of physician-certified verbal autopsy (PCVA...

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Main Authors: Flaxman Abraham D, Naghavi Mohsen, Atkinson Charles, Lopez Alan D, Lozano Rafael, Murray Christopher JL
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:Population Health Metrics
Subjects:
Verbal autopsy
cause of death certification
validation
physician review
Online Access:http://www.pophealthmetrics.com/content/9/1/32

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