Simplified Symptom Pattern Method for verbal autopsy analysis: multisite validation study using clinical diagnostic gold standards

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Verbal autopsy can be a useful tool for generating cause of death data in data-sparse regions around the world. The Symptom Pattern (SP) Method is one promising approach to analyzing verbal autopsy data, but it has not been tested ri...

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Main Authors: Lozano Rafael, Freeman Michael K, Birnbaum Jeanette K, James Spencer L, Murray Christopher JL, Lopez Alan D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:Population Health Metrics
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Online Access:http://www.pophealthmetrics.com/content/9/1/30