Strengthening standardised interpretation of verbal autopsy data: the new InterVA-4 tool

• Main Authors: Peter Byass (Author), Daniel Chandramohan (Author), Samuel J. Clark (Author), Lucia D'Ambruoso (Author), Edward Fottrell (Author), Wendy J. Graham (Author), Abraham J. Herbst (Author), Abraham Hodgson (Author), Sennen Hounton (Author), Kathleen Kahn (Author), Anand Krishnan (Author), Jordana Leitao (Author), Frank Odhiambo (Author), Osman A. Sankoh (Author), Stephen M. Tollman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2012-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Verbal autopsy (VA) is the only available approach for determining the cause of many deaths, where routine certification is not in place. Therefore, it is important to use standards and methods for VA that maximise efficiency, consistency and comparability. The World Health Organization...