Mortality measures from sample-based surveillance: evidence of the epidemiological transition in Viet Nam

• Main Authors: Nguyen Phuong Hoa (Author), Chalapati Rao (Author), Damian G Hoy (Author), Nguyen Duc Hinh (Author), Nguyen Thi Kim Chuc (Author), Duc Anh Ngo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To report methods and results from a national sample mortality surveillance programme implemented in Viet Nam in 2009. METHODS: A national sample of 192 communes located in 16 provinces and covering a population of approximately 2.6 million was selected using multi-stage cluster sampling....