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Published in: Conflict and Health 1/2010

Open Access 01-12-2010 | Editorial

Commentary: Ensuring health statistics in conflict are evidence-based

Author: Leslie F Roberts

Published in: Conflict and Health | Issue 1/2010

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Abstract

The author argues that measuring mortality in conflict settings is fraught with limitations which mostly result in under-estimation of mortality. Some recent publications on this subject have been based upon convenient surveillance processes, or even press reports. The author calls for vigilance against such studies and argues that war related surveillance-based mortality estimates should include measures of sensitivity and representativeness.
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Metadata
Title
Commentary: Ensuring health statistics in conflict are evidence-based
Author
Leslie F Roberts
Publication date
01-12-2010
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Conflict and Health / Issue 1/2010
Electronic ISSN: 1752-1505
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1505-4-10

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