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IJE Advance Access originally published online on July 4, 2005
International Journal of Epidemiology 2005 34(5):1087-1088; doi:10.1093/ije/dyi135
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Commentary: Verbal autopsies—from small-scale studies to mortality surveillance systems

Maria A Quigley

National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LF, UK. E-mail: maria.quigley@npeu.ox.ac.uk

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Reliable information on cause-specific mortality is crucial for summarizing the total disease burden in different settings. In addition, it is essential for evaluating the impact of public health interventions, and for identifying where resources need to be allocated. Yet in the countries with the highest burden of disease, cause-specific mortality data are usually of poor quality, incomplete, or unavailable. In the absence of vital registration data, the verbal autopsy may be used to estimate cause-specific mortality. Trained fieldworkers interview bereaved relatives using a questionnaire to elicit information on symptoms experienced by the deceased before death. Probable causes of . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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