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VA implements methods for estimating cause-specific mortality fractions based on verbal autopsy data introduced in King and Lu( 2006):
Gary King and Ying Lu. 2007. ``Verbal Autopsy Methods with Multiple Causes of Death,'' http://GKing.Harvard.Edu//abs/vamc-abs.shtml.
The package estimates cause-specific mortality rates in a population where a set of dichotomous symptoms are available, using the relationship between symptoms and a multicategory cause-of-death variable collected from a nearby medical facility. Estimation is nonparametric.