Cardiovascular disease mortality based on verbal autopsy in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

CONCLUSION: The burden of cardiovascular disease deaths outside health-care settings in low- and middle-income countries is substantial. Increasing coverage of verbal autopsies in these countries could help fill gaps in cardiovascular disease mortality data and improve monitoring of national, regional and global health goals.PMID:37638359 | PMC:PMC10452938 | DOI:10.2471/BLT.23.289802

Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization - August 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ajay Acharya Hafizur Rahman Chowdhury Zulfikar Ihyauddin Pasyodun Koralage Buddhika Mahesh Tim Adair Source Type: research