Validity of a Minimally Invasive Autopsy for Cause of Death Determination in Adults in Mozambique: An Observational Study

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2016, Pages

  Castillo, Paola ^a   Martínez, Miguel J ^a,b   Ussene, Esperança ^c,d   Jordao, Dercio ^c,d   Lovane, Lucilia ^c,d   Ismail, Mamudo R ^c,d   Carrilho, Carla ^c,d   Lorenzoni, Cesaltina ^c,d   Fernandes, Fabiola ^c,d   Bene, Rosa ^c   Palhares, Antonio ^e   Ferreira, Luiz ^e   Lacerda, Marcus ^e   Mandomando, Inacio ^f   Vila, Jordi ^a,b   Hurtado, Juan Carlos ^a,b   Munguambe, Khátia ^f   Maixenchs, Maria ^a,f   Sanz, Ariadna ^a   Quintó, Llorenç ^a   Macete, Eusebio ^f   Alonso, Pedro ^a,f   Bassat, Quique ^a,f,g   Menéndez, Clara ^a,f   Ordi, Jaume ^a,b   more..

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c MAPUTO CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Mozambique)

^d EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^e FUNDAÇÃO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL DR HEITOR VIEIRA DOURADO   (Brazil)

^f Manhiça Health Research Center   (Mozambique)

^g INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CONCURRENT INFECTION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MOZAMBIQUE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SENSIBILITY; SPINE CANCER; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOZAMBIQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84999837810     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002171     Document Type: Article

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