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Correcting for Verbal Autopsy Misclassification Bias in Cause-Specific Mortality Estimates

Fiksel, Jacob; Gilbert, Brian; Wilson, Emily; Valter, Henry; Kante, Almamy; Akum, Aveika; Blau, Dianna; Bassat, Quique; Macicame, Ivalda; Samo Gudo, Eduardo; Black, Robert; Zeger, Scott; Amouzou, Agbessi; Datta, Abhirup.
Am. j. trop. med. hyg; 108 (5), 2023
Verbal autopsies (VAs) are extensively used to determine cause of death (COD) in many low- and middle-income countries. However, COD determination from VA can be inaccurate. Computer coded verbal autopsy (CCVA) algorithms used for this task are imperfect and misclassify COD for a large proportion of deat...
Algorithms, Autopsy, Cause of Death, Mortality, Software
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Quest to Improve Management of Prostate Cancer in West Africa Development of a Clinical Audit Tool

Osaghae, S O.
West Afr. j. med; 39 (11), 2022
In 2010 and during the following decade, two guidelines werepublished for the management of prostate cancer in West Africa.A key recommendation of the guidelines was the need for thedevelopment of a Clinical Audit Tool which should helpsurgeons and institutions to identify the gaps between...
Prostatic Neoplasms, Clinical Audit, Reference Standards, Commission on Professional and Hospital Activities, Software
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