Verbal autopsy of 48 000 adult deaths attributable to medical causes in Chennai (formerly Madras), India

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In the city of Chennai, India, registration of the fact of death is almost complete but the cause of death is often inadequately recorded on the death certificate. A special verbal autopsy (VA) study of 48 000 adult deaths in Chennai...

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Main Authors: Kanaka Santhanakrishnan, Peto Richard, Gajalakshmi Vendhan, Balasubramanian Sivagurunathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2002-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/2/7