Mortality measures from sample-based surveillance: evidence of the epidemiological transition in Viet Nam

OBJECTIVE: To report methods and results from a national sample mortality surveillance programme implemented in Viet Nam in 2009. METHODS: A national sample of 192 communes located in 16 provinces and covering a population of approximately 2.6 million was selected using multi-stage cluster sampling....

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Main Authors: Nguyen Phuong Hoa, Chalapati Rao, Damian G Hoy, Nguyen Duc Hinh, Nguyen Thi Kim Chuc, Duc Anh Ngo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2012-10-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862012001000011&lng=en&tlng=en