Cause-of-death ascertainment for deaths that occur outside hospitals in Thailand: application of verbal autopsy methods
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- 18 May 2010
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Population Health Metrics
- Vol. 8 (1) , 13
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1478-7954-8-13
Abstract
Ascertainment of cause for deaths that occur in the absence of medical attention is a significant problem in many countries, including Thailand, where more than 50% of such deaths are registered with ill-defined causes. Routine implementation of standardized, rigorous verbal autopsy methods is a potential solution. This paper reports findings from field research conducted to develop, test, and validate the use of verbal autopsy (VA) methods in Thailand.Keywords
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