Validation of verbal autopsy: determination of cause of deaths in Malaysia 2013

• Main Authors: Shubash Shander Ganapathy (Author), Khoo Yi Yi (Author), Mohd Azahadi Omar (Author), Mohamad Fuad Mohamad Anuar (Author), Chandrika Jeevananthan (Author), Chalapati Rao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Mortality statistics by age, sex and cause are the foundation of basic health data required for health status assessment, epidemiological research and formation of health policy. Close to half the deaths in Malaysia occur outside a health facility, are not attended by medical per...