Estimated causes of death in Thailand, 2005: implications for health policy
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Almost 400,000 deaths are registered each year in Thailand. Their value for public health policy and planning is greatly diminished by incomplete registration of deaths and by concerns about the quality of cause-of-death information....
Main Authors: | Vos Theo, Polprasert Warangkana, Pattaraarchachai Junya, Rao Chalapati, Porapakkham Yawarat, Adair Timothy, Lopez Alan D |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-05-01
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Series: | Population Health Metrics |
Online Access: | http://www.pophealthmetrics.com/content/8/1/14 |
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