About the Authors
- Philip W Setel
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*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: psetel@unc.edu
Affiliations MEASURE Evaluation/Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America , Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Chalapati Rao
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Affiliation School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston, Australia
- Yusuf Hemed
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Affiliations MEASURE Evaluation/Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America , Tanzania Ministry of Health, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- David R Whiting
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Affiliations MEASURE Evaluation/Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America , University of Newcastle upon Tyne School of Clinical Medical Sciences, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Gonghuan Yang
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Affiliation Center of Non-Communicable Diseases and Behavioral Risk Factor Studies, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- Daniel Chandramohan
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Affiliation Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
- K. G. M. M Alberti
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Affiliation Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Alan D Lopez
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Affiliation School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston, Australia
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
All authors contributed to the development of the core VA forms, tabulation list, and validation study. PWS led the writing and was senior investigator for the Tanzanian validation study. CR contributed to writing, and was a senior investigator on the China validation study. YH contributed to writing and editing and was co-investigator on the Tanzania validation study. DRW helped in editing, revision, and data analysis, and was co-investigator on the Tanzania validation study. GY contributed to writing and editing, and was senior investigator on the China validation study. DC helped in editing and revision. KGMMA helped in editing and revision. ADL helped in editing and revision and was Principal Investigator of the NIH NIA study in Tanzania and China.