Diversity of epidemiological transition in the Pacific: Findings from the application of verbal autopsy in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands

• Main Authors: John D Hart (Author), PKB Mahesh (Author), Viola Kwa (Author), Matthew Reeve (Author), Hafizur Rahman Chowdhury (Author), Gregory Jilini (Author), Rooney Jagilly (Author), Baakai Kamoriki (Author), Rodley Ruskin (Author), Paison Dakulala (Author), Paulus Ripa (Author), Dale Frank (Author), Theresa Lei (Author), Tim Adair (Author), Deirdre McLaughlin (Author), Ian D Riley (Author), Alan D Lopez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Cause of death data are essential for rational health planning yet are not routinely available in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Solomon Islands. Indirect estimation of cause of death patterns suggests these populations are epidemiologically similar, but such assessments are not based on dir...