Authors' response to: Mortality estimates for South East Asia, and INDEPTH mortality surveillance: necessary, but not sufficient

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¹ South Asia Network for Chronic Disease, Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, India, Centre for Chronic Disease Control, New Delhi, India, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK, Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, India, International Clinical Epidemiology Network, New Delhi, India, Division of Non-Communicable Diseases, Indian Council for Medical Research, New Delhi, India, Nepal Public Health Foundation, Kathmandu, Nepal, Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia and Centre for cArdiometabolic Risk Reduction Strategies (CARRS), Centre of Excellence (COE), New Delhi, India.

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Preet K Dhillon et al. Int J Epidemiol. 2013 Aug.

. 2013 Aug;42(4):1200-1.

doi: 10.1093/ije/dyt031.

¹ South Asia Network for Chronic Disease, Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, India, Centre for Chronic Disease Control, New Delhi, India, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK, Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, India, International Clinical Epidemiology Network, New Delhi, India, Division of Non-Communicable Diseases, Indian Council for Medical Research, New Delhi, India, Nepal Public Health Foundation, Kathmandu, Nepal, Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia and Centre for cArdiometabolic Risk Reduction Strategies (CARRS), Centre of Excellence (COE), New Delhi, India.

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Status of epidemiology in the WHO South-East Asia region: burden of disease, determinants of health and epidemiological research, workforce and training capacity.
Dhillon PK, Jeemon P, Arora NK, Mathur P, Maskey M, Sukirna RD, Prabhakaran D. Dhillon PK, et al. Int J Epidemiol. 2012 Jun;41(3):847-60. doi: 10.1093/ije/dys046. Epub 2012 May 21. Int J Epidemiol. 2012. PMID: 22617689 Free PMC article.
Mortality estimates for South East Asia, and INDEPTH mortality surveillance: necessary but not sufficient?
Rao C. Rao C. Int J Epidemiol. 2013 Aug;42(4):1196-9. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyt033. Int J Epidemiol. 2013. PMID: 24062301 No abstract available.

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