Validation of the verbal autopsy questionnaire for adult deaths in Iran
Open Access
- 30 October 2018
- journal article
- Published by Academic World Research in Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran
- Vol. 32 (1), 33-36
- https://doi.org/10.14196/mjiri.32.7
Abstract
Background: Verbal Autopsy Questionnaire (VA) is an important tool to estimate the cause of death among those populations lacking an appropriate death registration system. In this study, the validity and reliability of verbal autopsy were assessed.Keywords
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