A comparison of physicians and medical assistants in interpreting verbal autopsy interviews for allocating cause of neonatal death in Matlab, Bangladesh: can medical assistants be considered an alternative to physicians?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Objective</p> <p>This study assessed the agreement between medical physicians in their interpretation of verbal autopsy (VA) interview data for identifying causes of neonatal deaths in rural Bangladesh.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Th...

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Main Authors: Chowdhury Hafizur R, Thompson Sandra C, Ali Mohammed, Alam Nurul, Yunus Mohammed, Streatfield Peter K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:Population Health Metrics
Online Access:http://www.pophealthmetrics.com/content/8/1/23