Characteristics, availability and uses of vital registration and other mortality data sources in post-democracy South Africa
The value of good-quality mortality data for public health is widely acknowledged. While effective civil registration systems remains the ‘gold standard’ source for continuous mortality measurement, less than 25% of deaths are registered in most African countries. Alternative d...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2012-12-01
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| Series: | Global Health Action |
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| Online Access: | http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/view/19263/pdf_1 |