Validation studies of verbal autopsy methods: a systematic review

• Main Authors: Buddhika P. K. Mahesh (Author), John D. Hart (Author), Ajay Acharya (Author), Hafizur Rahman Chowdhury (Author), Rohina Joshi (Author), Tim Adair (Author), Riley H. Hazard (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Verbal autopsy (VA) has emerged as an increasingly popular technique to assign cause of death in parts of the world where the majority of deaths occur without proper medical certification. The purpose of this study was to examine the key characteristics of studies that have attem...