Measuring mortality due to HIV-associated tuberculosis among adults in South Africa: Comparing verbal autopsy, minimally-invasive autopsy, and research data

BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) aims to reduce tuberculosis (TB) deaths by 95% by 2035; tracking progress requires accurate measurement of TB mortality. International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes do not differentiate between HIV-associated TB and HIV more generally. Verbal...

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Autores principales: Karat, Aaron S., Tlali, Mpho, Fielding, Katherine L., Charalambous, Salome, Chihota, Violet N., Churchyard, Gavin J., Hanifa, Yasmeen, Johnson, Suzanne, McCarthy, Kerrigan, Martinson, Neil A., Omar, Tanvier, Kahn, Kathleen, Chandramohan, Daniel, Grant, Alison D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5363862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28334030
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174097

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5363862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28334030
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174097

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