Causes of death among adults in northern Ethiopia: evidence from verbal autopsy data in health and demographic surveillance system.

Causes of death among adults in northern Ethiopia: evidence from verbal autopsy data in health and demographic surveillance system.

In countries where registration of vital events is lacking and the proportion of people who die at home without medical care is high, verbal autopsy is used to determine and estimate causes of death.We conducted 723 verbal autopsy interviews of adult (15 years of age and above) deaths from September...

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Main Authors: Yohannes Adama Melaku, Berhe Weldearegawi Sahle, Fisaha Haile Tesfay, Afework Mulugeta Bezabih, Alemseged Aregay, Semaw Ferede Abera, Loko Abreha, Gordon Alexander Zello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4154754?pdf=render

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