Where there is no hospital: improving the notification of community deaths

Where there is no hospital: improving the notification of community deaths

Abstract Background Globally, an estimated two-thirds of all deaths occur in the community, the majority of which are not attended by a physician and remain unregistered. Identifying and registering these deaths in civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems, and ascertaining the cause of...

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Main Authors: Tim Adair, Megha Rajasekhar, Khin Sandar Bo, John Hart, Viola Kwa, Md. Ashfaqul Amin Mukut, Matthew Reeve, Nicola Richards, Margarita Ronderos-Torres, Don de Savigny, Daniel Cobos Muñoz, Alan D. Lopez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Cause of death
Civil registration and vital statistics
Community
Death notification
Death registration
Innovation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-020-01524-x

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