Refining a probabilistic model for interpreting verbal autopsy data

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 26-31

  Byass, Peter ^a   Fottrell, Edward ^a   Huong, Dao Lan ^b   Berhane, Yemane ^c   Corrah, Tumani ^d   Kahn, Kathleen ^e   Muhe, Lulu ^f   Duc Van, Do ^g  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Viet Nam)

^c ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^d MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^f WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^g VIET DUC HOSPITAL   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Bayes' theorem; cause of death; mortality surveillance; probability; verbal autopsy

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; BAYES THEOREM; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROCESS MODEL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REVIEW; VIET NAM;

AUTOPSY; BAYES THEOREM; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPEECH; VIETNAM;

EID: 32144446401     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940510032202     Document Type: Article

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