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Documenting Mortality in Crises: What Keeps Us from Doing Better?

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  • Francesco Checchi
  • Les Roberts

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Francesco Checchi and Les Roberts discuss how mortality among crisis-affected populations is currently documented, barriers to better documentation, and how these barriers might be overcome.

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  • Francesco Checchi & Les Roberts, 2008. "Documenting Mortality in Crises: What Keeps Us from Doing Better?," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 5(7), pages 1-8, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pmed00:0050146
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050146
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