Applying the InterVA-4 model to determine causes of death in rural Ethiopia
Background: In Ethiopia, most deaths take place at home and routine certification of cause of death by physicians is lacking. As a result, reliable cause of death (CoD) data are often not available. Recently, a computerized method for interpretation of verbal autopsy (VA) data, called InterVA, has b...
Main Authors: | Berhe Weldearegawi, Yohannes Adama Melaku, Mark Spigt, Geert Jan Dinant |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2014-10-01
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Series: | Global Health Action |
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Online Access: | http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/download/25550/pdf_1 |
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