Intentional search and reclassification of maternal deaths in Mexico: The effect on the distribution of causes.

• Main Authors: Luis Manuel Torres (Author), Ana Luisa Rhenals (Author), Aline Jiménez (Author), Dolores Ramírez-Villalobos (Author), Rocío Urióstegui (Author), Miriam Piña (Author), Humberto Rocha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. To correct the misclassification and improve the quality of information on maternal mortality in Mexico. Materials and methods. Using clinical records and verbal autopsies, we studied all deaths certified as maternal deaths as well as a selection of deaths of women of childbearing age who...