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Published on: April 23, 2014
[Concept, application and use of verbal autopsy]
1Unité de recherche Santé de la mère et de I'enfant en milieu tropical, (IRD UR010), Université Paris Descartes, 4 av de l'Observatoire, 75270 Paris cedex 06, France. jean-philippe.chippaux@ird.fr
Abstract:
Verbal autopsy (VA) is a technique designed for reliable determination of the cause of death by interviewing the entourage of the deceased. When conducted rigorously using a standardized questionnaire, VA can establish the most probable diagnosis. Data obtained by VA can be suitable for demographic or epidemiologic purposes. The VA technique depends on the exact purpose for which the data will be used.
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