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Review
. 2008 Jul 1;5(7):e146.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050146.

Documenting mortality in crises: what keeps us from doing better

Francesco Checchi  1 , Les Roberts
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Review

Documenting mortality in crises: what keeps us from doing better

Francesco Checchi et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

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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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: Both authors were involved in some of the surveys mentioned in the article to support their arguments: FC coordinated surveys in Darfur and Northern Uganda, and LR coordinated surveys in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Iraq.

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