Verbal autopsy: reliability and validity estimates for causes of death in the Golestan Cohort Study...
Verbal autopsy: reliability and validity estimates for causes of death in the Golestan Cohort Study in Iran
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Verbal autopsy (VA) is one method to obtain valid estimates of causes of death in the absence of valid medical records. We tested the reliability and validity of a VA questionnaire developed for a cohort study in Golestan Province in northeastern Iran.
A modified version of the WHO adult verbal autopsy was used to assess the cause of death in th...
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Verbal autopsy: reliability and validity estimates for causes of death in the Golestan Cohort Study in Iran
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1292227949
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1292227949
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0011183
