title: Questions on adult mortality.
abstract: The technique of verbal autopsy is being used to investigate the causes of adult deaths in part of Ibadan, Nigeria. The problems encountered in the first year of the study and the measures taken to overcome them are described below.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Asuzu
authors.forename: O O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Owoaje
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Rotimi
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kaufman
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003625:Data Collection; D004522:Educational Status; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D012107:Research Design