Cause of death reporting systems in India: A performance analysis

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 154-162

  Mahapatra, Prasanta ^a   Chalapati Rao, P V ^a  

^a Institute of Health Systems   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DEATH CERTIFICATE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0035346083     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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