Robust metrics for assessing the performance of different verbal autopsy cause assignment methods in validation studies

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Verbal autopsy (VA) is an important method for obtaining cause of death information in settings without vital registration and medical certification of causes of death. An array of methods, including physician review and computer-aut...

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Main Authors: Vahdatpour Alireza, Flaxman Abraham D, Lozano Rafael, Murray Christopher JL, Lopez Alan D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:Population Health Metrics
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Online Access:http://www.pophealthmetrics.com/content/9/1/28