Validation study of a verbal autopsy method for causes of childhood mortality in Namibia

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 365-369

  Mobley, Cynthia C ^a   Boerma, J Ties ^b   Titus, Stephen ^c   Lohrke, Britte ^c   Shangula, K ^d   Black, Robert E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MACRO INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

^c Min of Health and Social Services   (Namibia)

^d Oshakati District Hospital   (Namibia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAREGIVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MALARIA; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEASLES; NAMIBIA; NEWBORN; PNEUMONIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0030450966     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/42.6.365     Document Type: Article

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