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The epidemiology of ‘bewitchment’ as a lay-reported cause of death in rural South Africa
BACKGROUND: Cases of premature death in Africa may be attributed to witchcraft. In such settings, medical registration of causes of death is rare. To fill this gap, verbal autopsy (VA) methods record signs and symptoms of the deceased before death as well as lay opinion regarding the cause of death;...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Group
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3402739/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21515546 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.2010.124305 |