Validity of data-derived algorithms for ascertaining causes of adult death in two African sites using verbal autopsy

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-39

  Quigley, Maria A ^a   Chandramohan, Daniel ^a   Setel, Philip ^b   Binka, Fred ^c   Rodrigues, Laura C ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Elderly and Children   (Tanzania)

^c NAVRONGO HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Africa; Algorithm; Data derived; Mortality; Validity; Verbal autopsy

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CAUSE OF DEATH; HEALTH CARE;

ACCURACY; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGITIS; TANZANIA; TECHNIQUE; TUBERCULOSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AFRICA; ALGORITHMS; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

AFRICA;

EID: 0033954888     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2000.00517.x     Document Type: Article

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