Local perceptions of causes of death in rural South Africa: a comparison of perceived and verbal autopsy causes of death
Background: Understanding how lay people perceive the causes of mortality and their associated risk factors is important for public health. In resource-limited settings, where verbal autopsy (VA) is used as the most expedient method of determining cause of death, it is important to understand how pr...
Main Authors: | Laith Hussain-Alkhateeb, Edward Fottrell, Max Petzold, Kathleen Kahn, Peter Byass |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2015-07-01
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Series: | Global Health Action |
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Online Access: | http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/view/28302/pdf_107 |
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