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Verifying causes of death in Thailand: rationale and methods for empirical investigation

BACKGROUND: Cause-specific mortality statistics by age and sex are primary evidence for epidemiological research and health policy. Annual mortality statistics from vital registration systems in Thailand are of limited utility because about 40% of deaths are registered with unknown or nonspecific ca...

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Autores principales: Rao, Chalapati, Porapakkham, Yawarat, Pattaraarchachai, Junya, Polprasert, Warangkana, Swampunyalert, Narumol, Lopez, Alan D
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2880956/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20482758
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1478-7954-8-11