Mortality Measurement Matters: Improving Data Collection and Estimation Methods for Child and Adult Mortality
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Mortality Measurement Matters: Improving Data Collection and Estimation Methods for Child and Adult Mortality
The accurate measurement and estimation of mortality levels, trends, causes, and differentials are a cornerstone of public health. Child and adult mortality rates, often summarized in a life expectancy measure, are key indicators of levels of health and development. The preferred source of mortality data is prospective measurement through continuous registration of deaths, as is done in civil r...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS Medicine
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1549-1676
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000265