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. 2007 Jun;61(6):519–526. doi: 10.1136/jech.2005.043927

Table 4 Cross tabulation between registration and verbal autopsy diagnoses for external causes in rural China, 2002.

VA diagnosis Registration diagnosis Drowning Falls Poisoning Fires Assault Natural causes Total
RTA Suicide Other external causes
RTA 72 4 1 2 1 5 85
Suicide 3 47 2 1 2 1 7 63
Other external 3 1 25 1 4 1 16 51
Drowning 42 2 44
Falls 8 1 19 16 44
Poisoning 1 10 1 6 7 25
Fires 2 0 2
Assault 1 3 1 4 4 13
Natural causes 1 6 12 3 5 6 0 1 2121 2155
Total 81 64 55 48 28 14 7 7 2178 2482

RTA, road traffic accidents; VA, verbal autopsy.