Evolución de las causas de defunción en una ciudad de África occidental: Banjul, 1942-1997

Evolución de las causas de defunción en una ciudad de África occidental: Banjul, 1942-1997

OBJECTIVE: To determine trends in the causes of death in a West African town. Mortality caused by infectious diseases is reported to be declining while degenerative and man-made mortality factors are increasingly significant. Most mortality analyses for sub-Saharan Africa have involved extrapolation...

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Main Authors: Marianne A.B. van der Sande, Hazel M. Inskip, Kebba O. Jaiteh, Nicholas P. Maine, Gijs E.L. Walraven, Andrew J. Hall, Keith P.W.J. McAdam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
causa de muerte
mortalidad
enfermedades transmisibles
enfermedad crónica
gambia
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