Undertaking cause-specific mortality measurement in an unregistered population: an example from Tigray Region, Ethiopia

• Main Authors: Hagos Godefay (Author), Atakelti Abrha (Author), John Kinsman (Author), Anna Myléus (Author), Peter Byass (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The lack of adequate documentation of deaths, and particularly their cause, is often noted in African and Asian settings, but practical solutions for addressing the problem are not always clear. Verbal autopsy methods (interviewing witnesses after a death) have developed rapidly, but the...