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Air Pollution and
Cause of Deaths in
Hyderabad
This study has been designed to understand the
cause of death pattern in
Hyderabad
city and identify deaths due to causes attributable to air
pollution. The study also aims to strengthen the medical
certification of cause of deaths and reporting of cause of death
statistics in the city of
Hyderabad
. Data on air pollution has been collected from the Andhra Pradesh
Pollution Control Board.
Cause of Death data is being collected from the vital
statistics division of the municipal corporation of
Hyderabad
. The quality of the medical certification of deaths will be
assessed and where required reassessment of cause of death will be
done using verbal autopsy tools. The study has been commissioned
by the Ministry of Environment and Forests[1], Government of India and began in May 2005
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