Comparing verbal autopsy cause of death findings as determined by physician coding and probabilistic modelling: a public health analysis of 54 000 deaths in Africa and Asia

• Main Authors: Peter Byass (Author), Kobus Herbst (Author), Edward Fottrell (Author), Mohamed M. Ali (Author), Frank Odhiambo (Author), Nyaguara Amek (Author), Mary J. Hamel (Author), Kayla F. Laserson (Author), Kathleen Kahn (Author), Chodziwadziwa Kabudula (Author), Paul Mee (Author), Jon Bird (Author), Robert Jakob (Author), Osman Sankoh (Author), Stephen M. Tollman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Edinburgh University Global Health Society, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Coverage of civil registration and vital statistics varies globally, with most deaths in Africa and Asia remaining either unregistered or registered without cause of death. One important constraint has been a lack of fit-for-purpose tools for registering deaths and assigning causes in si...