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		Research Feasibility of using a World Health Organization-standard methodology for Sample Vital Registration with Verbal Autopsy (SAVVY) to report leading causes of death in Zambia: results of a pilot in four provinces, 2010 Sheila S Mudenda, Stanley Kamocha, Robert Mswia, Martha Conkling, Palver Sikanyiti, Dara Potter, William C Mayaka, Melissa A Marx Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:40 (5 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research Use of verbal autopsy in a national health information system: Effects of the investigation of ill-defined causes of death on proportional mortality due to injury in small municipalities in Brazil Elisabeth França, Deise Campos, Mark DC Guimarães, Maria de Fátima M Souza Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:39 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research Assessing quality of medical death certification: Concordance between gold standard diagnosis and underlying cause of death in selected Mexican hospitals Bernardo Hernández, Dolores Ramírez-Villalobos, Minerva Romero, Sara Gómez, Charles Atkinson, Rafael Lozano Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:38 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research Epidemiologic application of verbal autopsy to investigate the high occurrence of cancer along Huai River Basin, China Xia Wan, Maigeng Zhou, Zhuang Tao, Ding Ding, Gonghuan Yang Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:37 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research Using verbal autopsy to assess the prevalence of HIV infection among deaths in the ART period in rural Uganda: a prospective cohort study, 2006-2008 Billy N Mayanja, Kathy Baisley, Norah Nalweyiso, Freddie M Kibengo, Joseph O Mugisha, Lieve Van der Paal, Dermot Maher, Pontiano Kaleebu Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:36 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research Direct estimation of cause-specific mortality fractions from verbal autopsies: multisite validation study using clinical diagnostic gold standards Abraham D Flaxman, Alireza Vahdatpour, Spencer L James, Jeanette K Birnbaum, Christopher JL Murray, the Population Health Metrics Research Consortium (PHMRC) Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:35 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research An improved method for physician-certified verbal autopsy reduces the rate of discrepancy: experiences in the Nouna Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (NHDSS), Burkina Faso Maurice Yé, Eric Diboulo, Louis Niamba, Ali Sié, Boubacar Coulibaly, Cheik Bagagnan, Jonas Dembélé, Heribert Ramroth Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:34 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research Effects on the estimated cause-specific mortality fraction of providing physician reviewers with different formats of verbal autopsy data Rohina Joshi, Devarsetty Praveen, Clara Chow, Bruce Neal Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:33 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research Performance of physician-certified verbal autopsies: multisite validation study using clinical diagnostic gold standards Rafael Lozano, Alan D Lopez, Charles Atkinson, Mohsen Naghavi, Abraham D Flaxman, Christopher JL Murray, the Population Health Metrics Research Consortium (PHMRC) Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:32 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research Performance of the Tariff Method: validation of a simple additive algorithm for analysis of verbal autopsies Spencer L James, Abraham D Flaxman, Christopher JL Murray, the Population Health Metrics Research Consortium (PHMRC) Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:31 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research Simplified Symptom Pattern Method for verbal autopsy analysis: multisite validation study using clinical diagnostic gold standards Christopher JL Murray, Spencer L James, Jeanette K Birnbaum, Michael K Freeman, Rafael Lozano, Alan D Lopez, the Population Health Metrics Research Consortium (PHMRC) Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:30 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research Random forests for verbal autopsy analysis: multisite validation study using clinical diagnostic gold standards Abraham D Flaxman, Alireza Vahdatpour, Sean Green, Spencer L James, Christopher JL Murray, the Population Health Metrics Research Consortium (PHMRC) Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:29 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research Robust metrics for assessing the performance of different verbal autopsy cause assignment methods in validation studies Christopher JL Murray, Rafael Lozano, Abraham D Flaxman, Alireza Vahdatpour, Alan D Lopez Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:28 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research Population Health Metrics Research Consortium gold standard verbal autopsy validation study: design, implementation, and development of analysis datasets Christopher JL Murray, Alan D Lopez, Robert Black, Ramesh Ahuja, Said Ali, Abdullah Baqui, Lalit Dandona, Emily Dantzer, Vinita Das, Usha Dhingra, Arup Dutta, Wafaie Fawzi, Abraham D Flaxman, Sara Gómez, Bernardo Hernández, Rohina Joshi, Henry Kalter, Aarti Kumar, Vishwajeet Kumar, Rafael Lozano, Marilla Lucero, Saurabh Mehta, Bruce Neal, Summer Ohno, Rajendra Prasad, Devarsetty Praveen, Zul Premji, Dolores Ramírez-Villalobos, Hazel Remolador, Ian Riley, Minerva Romero, Mwanaidi Said, Diozele Sanvictores, Sunil Sazawal, Veronica Tallo et al. Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:27 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Commentary Computer-based analysis of verbal autopsies: revolution or evolution? Ian Riley Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:26 (1 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Commentary Synergism of verbal autopsy and diagnostic pathology autopsy for improved accuracy of mortality data Corinne L Fligner, Jill Murray, Drucilla J Roberts Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:25 (1 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Commentary Advances in verbal autopsy: pragmatic optimism or optimistic theory? Edward Fottrell Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:24 (1 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Commentary Whither verbal autopsy? Peter Byass Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:23 (1 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Commentary Validation and validity of verbal autopsy procedures Daniel Chandramohan Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:22 (1 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Commentary Opportunities and challenges for verbal autopsy in the national Death Registration System in Sri Lanka: past and future Samath D Dharmaratne, Rajitha L Jayasuriya, Buddhipani Y Perera, EM Gunesekera, A Sathasivayyar Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:21 (1 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Commentary Verbal autopsy and global mortality statistics: if not now, then when? Philip W Setel Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:20 (27 July 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Commentary Verbal autopsy: who needs it? Carla AbouZahr Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:19 (27 July 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment
		Editorial Verbal autopsy: advancing science, facilitating application Christopher JL Murray, Alan D Lopez, Kenji Shibuya, Rafael Lozano Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:18 (27 July 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research Decomposing cross-country differences in quality adjusted life expectancy: the impact of value sets Richard Heijink, Pieter van Baal, Mark Oppe, Xander Koolman, Gert Westert Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:17 (23 June 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research Falling behind: life expectancy in US counties from 2000 to 2007 in an international context Sandeep C Kulkarni, Alison Levin-Rector, Majid Ezzati, Christopher JL Murray Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:16 (15 June 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment \| Editor’s summary As the world's healthiest nations enjoy increasingly longer life spans, people living in most of the United States – especially women – are falling further behind with each decade.

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		Research Feasibility of using a World Health Organization-standard methodology for Sample Vital Registration with Verbal Autopsy (SAVVY) to report leading causes of death in Zambia: results of a pilot in four provinces, 2010 Sheila S Mudenda, Stanley Kamocha, Robert Mswia, Martha Conkling, Palver Sikanyiti, Dara Potter, William C Mayaka, Melissa A Marx Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:40 (5 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research Use of verbal autopsy in a national health information system: Effects of the investigation of ill-defined causes of death on proportional mortality due to injury in small municipalities in Brazil Elisabeth França, Deise Campos, Mark DC Guimarães, Maria de Fátima M Souza Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:39 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research Assessing quality of medical death certification: Concordance between gold standard diagnosis and underlying cause of death in selected Mexican hospitals Bernardo Hernández, Dolores Ramírez-Villalobos, Minerva Romero, Sara Gómez, Charles Atkinson, Rafael Lozano Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:38 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research Epidemiologic application of verbal autopsy to investigate the high occurrence of cancer along Huai River Basin, China Xia Wan, Maigeng Zhou, Zhuang Tao, Ding Ding, Gonghuan Yang Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:37 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research Using verbal autopsy to assess the prevalence of HIV infection among deaths in the ART period in rural Uganda: a prospective cohort study, 2006-2008 Billy N Mayanja, Kathy Baisley, Norah Nalweyiso, Freddie M Kibengo, Joseph O Mugisha, Lieve Van der Paal, Dermot Maher, Pontiano Kaleebu Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:36 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research Direct estimation of cause-specific mortality fractions from verbal autopsies: multisite validation study using clinical diagnostic gold standards Abraham D Flaxman, Alireza Vahdatpour, Spencer L James, Jeanette K Birnbaum, Christopher JL Murray, the Population Health Metrics Research Consortium (PHMRC) Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:35 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research An improved method for physician-certified verbal autopsy reduces the rate of discrepancy: experiences in the Nouna Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (NHDSS), Burkina Faso Maurice Yé, Eric Diboulo, Louis Niamba, Ali Sié, Boubacar Coulibaly, Cheik Bagagnan, Jonas Dembélé, Heribert Ramroth Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:34 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research Effects on the estimated cause-specific mortality fraction of providing physician reviewers with different formats of verbal autopsy data Rohina Joshi, Devarsetty Praveen, Clara Chow, Bruce Neal Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:33 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research Performance of physician-certified verbal autopsies: multisite validation study using clinical diagnostic gold standards Rafael Lozano, Alan D Lopez, Charles Atkinson, Mohsen Naghavi, Abraham D Flaxman, Christopher JL Murray, the Population Health Metrics Research Consortium (PHMRC) Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:32 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research Performance of the Tariff Method: validation of a simple additive algorithm for analysis of verbal autopsies Spencer L James, Abraham D Flaxman, Christopher JL Murray, the Population Health Metrics Research Consortium (PHMRC) Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:31 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research Simplified Symptom Pattern Method for verbal autopsy analysis: multisite validation study using clinical diagnostic gold standards Christopher JL Murray, Spencer L James, Jeanette K Birnbaum, Michael K Freeman, Rafael Lozano, Alan D Lopez, the Population Health Metrics Research Consortium (PHMRC) Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:30 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research Random forests for verbal autopsy analysis: multisite validation study using clinical diagnostic gold standards Abraham D Flaxman, Alireza Vahdatpour, Sean Green, Spencer L James, Christopher JL Murray, the Population Health Metrics Research Consortium (PHMRC) Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:29 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research Robust metrics for assessing the performance of different verbal autopsy cause assignment methods in validation studies Christopher JL Murray, Rafael Lozano, Abraham D Flaxman, Alireza Vahdatpour, Alan D Lopez Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:28 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research Population Health Metrics Research Consortium gold standard verbal autopsy validation study: design, implementation, and development of analysis datasets Christopher JL Murray, Alan D Lopez, Robert Black, Ramesh Ahuja, Said Ali, Abdullah Baqui, Lalit Dandona, Emily Dantzer, Vinita Das, Usha Dhingra, Arup Dutta, Wafaie Fawzi, Abraham D Flaxman, Sara Gómez, Bernardo Hernández, Rohina Joshi, Henry Kalter, Aarti Kumar, Vishwajeet Kumar, Rafael Lozano, Marilla Lucero, Saurabh Mehta, Bruce Neal, Summer Ohno, Rajendra Prasad, Devarsetty Praveen, Zul Premji, Dolores Ramírez-Villalobos, Hazel Remolador, Ian Riley, Minerva Romero, Mwanaidi Said, Diozele Sanvictores, Sunil Sazawal, Veronica Tallo et al. Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:27 (4 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Commentary Computer-based analysis of verbal autopsies: revolution or evolution? Ian Riley Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:26 (1 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Commentary Synergism of verbal autopsy and diagnostic pathology autopsy for improved accuracy of mortality data Corinne L Fligner, Jill Murray, Drucilla J Roberts Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:25 (1 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Commentary Advances in verbal autopsy: pragmatic optimism or optimistic theory? Edward Fottrell Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:24 (1 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Commentary Whither verbal autopsy? Peter Byass Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:23 (1 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Commentary Validation and validity of verbal autopsy procedures Daniel Chandramohan Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:22 (1 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Commentary Opportunities and challenges for verbal autopsy in the national Death Registration System in Sri Lanka: past and future Samath D Dharmaratne, Rajitha L Jayasuriya, Buddhipani Y Perera, EM Gunesekera, A Sathasivayyar Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:21 (1 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Commentary Verbal autopsy and global mortality statistics: if not now, then when? Philip W Setel Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:20 (27 July 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Commentary Verbal autopsy: who needs it? Carla AbouZahr Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:19 (27 July 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment
		Editorial Verbal autopsy: advancing science, facilitating application Christopher JL Murray, Alan D Lopez, Kenji Shibuya, Rafael Lozano Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:18 (27 July 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research Decomposing cross-country differences in quality adjusted life expectancy: the impact of value sets Richard Heijink, Pieter van Baal, Mark Oppe, Xander Koolman, Gert Westert Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:17 (23 June 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research Falling behind: life expectancy in US counties from 2000 to 2007 in an international context Sandeep C Kulkarni, Alison Levin-Rector, Majid Ezzati, Christopher JL Murray Population Health Metrics 2011, 9:16 (15 June 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment \| Editor’s summary As the world's healthiest nations enjoy increasingly longer life spans, people living in most of the United States – especially women – are falling further behind with each decade.