Effects of recall time on cause-of-death findings using verbal autopsy: empirical evidence from rural South Africa

Verbal autopsy (VA) is a widely used technique for assigning causes to non-medically certified deaths using information gathered from a close caregiver. Both operational and cultural factors may cause delays i...

Source: Emerging Themes in Epidemiology - October 18, 2016 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Laith Hussain-Alkhateeb, Max Petzold, Mark Collinson, Stephen Tollman, Kathleen Kahn and Peter Byass Source Type: research