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Open Access 01-12-2011 | Commentary

Synergism of verbal autopsy and diagnostic pathology autopsy for improved accuracy of mortality data

Authors: Corinne L Fligner, Jill Murray, Drucilla J Roberts

Published in: Population Health Metrics | Issue 1/2011

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This series provides an important opportunity to consider how diagnostic pathology autopsy could be used in conjunction with verbal autopsy to provide more accurate cause of death and mortality data in all countries, and specifically in those countries with inadequate or nonexistent death registrations systems. For the purposes of this commentary, the term "autopsy" will denote the medical-pathology diagnostic procedure, in contrast to "verbal autopsy." …

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Title: Synergism of verbal autopsy and diagnostic pathology autopsy for improved accuracy of mortality data
Authors: Corinne L Fligner
Jill Murray
Drucilla J Roberts
Publication date: 01-12-2011
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Population Health Metrics / Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1478-7954
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1478-7954-9-25

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