Verbal autopsy can consistently measure AIDS mortality: A validation study in Tanzania and Zimbabwe

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 330-334

  Lopmari, B ^a   Cook, A ^b   Smith, J ^a   Chawira, G ^c   Urassa, M ^b   Kumogola, Y ^b   Lsingo, R ^b   Ihekweazu, C ^d   Ruwende, J ^d   Ndege, M ^b   Gregson, S ^a,c   Zaba, B ^b,e   Boerma, T ^f  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^c BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (Zimbabwe)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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

^f WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AGE STRUCTURE; ALGORITHM; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MORTALITY; SURVIVAL;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; TANZANIA; VALIDATION STUDY; ZIMBABWE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALGORITHMS; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT; ZIMBABWE;

TANZANIA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 77950244898     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.081554     Document Type: Article

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