Prospective study of one million deaths in India: rationale, design, and validation results.

BACKGROUND: Over 75% of the annual estimated 9.5 million deaths in India occur in the home, and the large majority of these do not have a certified cause. India and other developing countries urgently need reliable quantification of the causes of death. They also need better epidemiological evidence...

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Main Authors: Jha, P, Gajalakshmi, V, Gupta, P, Kumar, R, Mony, P, Dhingra, N, Peto, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2006