Validity of a minimally invasive autopsy tool for cause of death determination in pediatric deaths in Mozambique: An observational study

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2017, Pages

  Bassat, Quique ^a,b,c   Castillo, Paola ^a,d   Martínez, Miguel J ^a,d   Jordao, Dercio ^e   Lovane, Lucilia ^e   Hurtado, Juan Carlos ^a,d   Nhampossa, Tacilta ^b,e   Santos Ritchie, Paula ^e   Bandeira, Sónia ^e   Sambo, Calvino ^e   Chicamba, Valeria ^e   Ismail, Mamudo R ^e,f   Carrilho, Carla ^e,f   Lorenzoni, Cesaltina ^e,f   Fernandes, Fabiola ^e   Cisteró, Pau ^a   Mayor, Alfredo ^a,b   Cossa, Anelsio ^b   Mandomando, Inacio ^b   Navarro, Mireia ^a   Casas, Isaac ^a   Vila, Jordi ^a,d   Munguambe, Khátia ^b   Maixenchs, Maria ^a,b   Sanz, Ariadna ^a   Quintó, Llorenç ^a   Macete, Eusebio ^b   Alonso, Pedro ^a   Menéndez, Clara ^a,b,g   Ordi, Jaume ^a,d   more..

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

^b Manhiça Health Research Center   (Mozambique)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e MAPUTO CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Mozambique)

^f EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^g CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC AUTOPSY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASM; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MOZAMBIQUE; NEWBORN DEATH; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDITY; ADOLESCENT; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DEVICES; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOZAMBIQUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 85021795143     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002317     Document Type: Article

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