Prospective Study of One Million Deaths in India: Rationale, Design, and Validation Results.
BACKGROUND: Over 75% of the annual estimated 9.5 million deaths in India occur in the home, and the large majority of these do not have a certified cause. India and other developing countries urgently need reliable quantification of the causes of death. They also need better epidemiological evidence...
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Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2005-12-01
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Series: | PLoS Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0030018 |