Verbal autopsy: reliability and validity estimates for causes of death in the Golestan Cohort Study in Iran

General Info

Geography

Iran (Islamic Republic of) (IRN)

Golestān

Coverage type

Subnational

Time period covered

January, 2004 - December, 2008

Data type

Scientific literature

Keywords

Cancers, Cerebrovascular diseases, Ischemic heart disease, Mortality, Road traffic injuries

Citation

Authors

Khademi H, Etemadi A, Kamangar F, Nouraie M, Shakeri R, Abaie B, Pourshams A, Bagheri M, Hooshyar A, Islami F, Abnet CC, Pharoah P, Brennan P, Boffetta P, Dawsey SM, Malekzadeh R

Journal

PLoS One

Pages

e11183

Publication year

2010

Suggested citation

Khademi H, Etemadi A, Kamangar F, Nouraie M, Shakeri R, Abaie B, Pourshams A, Bagheri M, Hooshyar A, Islami F, Abnet CC, Pharoah P, Brennan P, Boffetta P, Dawsey SM, Malekzadeh R. Verbal autopsy: reliability and validity estimates for causes of death in the Golestan Cohort Study in Iran. PLoS One. 2010; 5(6): e11183.