Mortality measures from sample-based surveillance: evidence of the epidemiological transition in Viet Nam
OBJECTIVE: To report methods and results from a national sample mortality surveillance programme implemented in Viet Nam in 2009.METHODS: A national sample of 192 communes located in 16 provinces and covering a population of approximately 2.6 million was selected using multi-stage cluster sampling.Deaths for 2009 were identified sawgrass virtuoso s