A framework for the economic analysis of data collection methods for vital statistics.

Over recent years there has been a strong movement towards the improvement of vital statistics and other types of health data that inform evidence-based policies. Collecting such data is not cost free. To date there is no systematic framework to guide investment decisions on methods of data collecti...

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Main Authors: Eliana Jimenez-Soto, Andrew Hodge, Kim-Huong Nguyen, Zoe Dettrick, Alan D Lopez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4149535?pdf=render