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