A comparison of physicians and medical assistants in interpreting verbal autopsy interviews for allocating cause of neonatal death in Matlab, Bangladesh: can medical assistants be considered an alternative to physicians?
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Objective</p> <p>This study assessed the agreement between medical physicians in their interpretation of verbal autopsy (VA) interview data for identifying causes of neonatal deaths in rural Bangladesh.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Th...
Main Authors: | Chowdhury Hafizur R, Thompson Sandra C, Ali Mohammed, Alam Nurul, Yunus Mohammed, Streatfield Peter K |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-08-01
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Series: | Population Health Metrics |
Online Access: | http://www.pophealthmetrics.com/content/8/1/23 |
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