Refining a probabilistic model for interpreting verbal autopsy data

Byass, Peter; Fottrell, Edward; Lan Huong, Dao; Berhane, Yemane; Corrah, Tumani; Kahn, Kathleen; Muhe, Lulu; Duc Van, Do

doi:10.1080/14034940510032202

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Refining a probabilistic model for interpreting verbal autopsy data

Published in Scandinavian Journal of Public Health • Jan 1, 2006

Authors:

Peter Byass

Edward Fottrell

Dao Lan Huong

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To build on the previously reported development of a Bayesian probabilistic model for interpreting verbal autopsy (VA) data, attempting to improve the model's performance in determining cause of death and to reassess it. DESIGN: An expert group of clinicians, coming from a wide range geog...

Subject

Concordance

Probabilistic logic

Statistical model

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