Simplified Symptom Pattern Method for verbal autopsy analysis: multisite validation study using clinical diagnostic gold standards

• Main Authors: Lozano Rafael (Author), Freeman Michael K (Author), Birnbaum Jeanette K (Author), James Spencer L (Author), Murray Christopher JL (Author), Lopez Alan D (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Verbal autopsy can be a useful tool for generating cause of death data in data-sparse regions around the world. The Symptom Pattern (SP) Method is one promising approach to analyzing verbal autopsy data, but it has not been tested ri...