ArticleBulletin of the World Health Organization2020
Mortality surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- COVID-19 mortality surveillance in Lebanon.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Improving morbidity information in Portugal: Evidence from data linkage of COVID-19 cases surveillance and mortality systems.International journal of medical informatics · 2022Observational
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18 authors.
Philip SetelVital Strategies Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative, 100 Broadway, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10006 United States of America (USA).
Carla AbouZahrVital Strategies Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative, 100 Broadway, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10006 United States of America (USA).
Emily B AtuheireMortality Surveillance Programme, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Martin BratschiVital Strategies Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative, 100 Broadway, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10006 United States of America (USA).
Emily CerconeUS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, USA.
Oliver ChinganyaAfrican Centre for Statistics, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Africa (UNECA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Benjamin ClaphamVital Strategies Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative, 100 Broadway, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10006 United States of America (USA).
Samuel J ClarkDepartment of Sociology, The Ohio State University, Ohio, USA.
Carlie CongdonVital Strategies Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative, 100 Broadway, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10006 United States of America (USA).
Don de SavignySwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Adam KarpatiVital Strategies Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative, 100 Broadway, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10006 United States of America (USA).
Erin NicholsUS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, USA.
Robert JakobDivision for Data and Analysis, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
James MwanzaVital Strategies Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative, 100 Broadway, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10006 United States of America (USA).
William MuhwavaAfrican Centre for Statistics, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Africa (UNECA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Petra NahmiasStatistics Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand.
Elizabeth M OrtizVital Strategies Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative, 100 Broadway, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10006 United States of America (USA).
Akhona TshangelaMortality Surveillance Programme, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Funding
Verbal Autopsy: Reimagining Data & Automated Cause Assignment (using ALPHA Network data)R01HD086227 · NICHD · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI CLARK, SAMUEL J · 2016 to 2021
$2.4MNICHD NIH HHS R01 HD086227
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PandemicsBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19HumansPneumonia, ViralPopulation SurveillanceSARS-CoV-2
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