Let's talk about death: data collection for verbal autopsies in a demographic and health surveillance site in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Pascale A. Allotey (Author), Daniel D. Reidpath (Author), Natalie C. Evans (Author), Nirmala Devarajan (Author), Kanason Rajagobal (Author), Ruhaida Bachok (Author), Kridaraan Komahan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2015-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Verbal autopsies have gained considerable ground as an acceptable alternative to medically determined cause of death. Unlike with clinical or more administrative settings for data collection, verbal autopsies require significant involvement of families and communities, which introduces i...