A systematic review and synthesis of the strengths and limitations of measuring malaria mortality through verbal autopsy
Abstract Background Lack of valid and reliable data on malaria deaths continues to be a problem that plagues the global health community. To address this gap, the verbal autopsy (VA) method was developed to ascertain cause of death at the population level. Despite the adoption and wide use of VA, th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-10-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-2071-x |