Population Health Metrics, published by open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, recently published a new thematic series entitled 'Measuring mortality in Thailand.' The series Editor, Dr. Emmanuela Gakidou, is an Associate Editor for Population Health Metrics.
The series describes methods and results from what could be the largest-ever national investigation into the validity and quality of cause-of-death statistics in a developing country. A commentary by Peter Byass discusses the four research papers by Rao and colleagues and considers methodological assessments and public health implications. The research papers relate to a detailed investigation of cause-specific mortality in Thailand during 2005, integrating a number of different data sources, including empirical investigations, death certification, and the use of verbal autopsy methods. Research published in this thematic series could serve as a model for additional investigations into the quality of mortality statistics in other developing countries.
Population Health Metrics addresses issues relating to concepts, methods, ethics applications and results in the measurement of the health of populations. The journal aims to provide a platform for researchers in all these areas to share their findings with the global research community.
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