Deaths Rates in Public Hospitals of Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

Deaths Rates in Public Hospitals of Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

Background: South Africa (SA) is experiencing a rapid epidemiologic transition as a consequence of political, economic and social changes. In this study we described, based on hospital data, the mortality patterns of Non communicable Diseases (NCD), Communicable Diseases (CD), the NCD/CD ratios, and...

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Main Authors: A Nge Okwe, B Van den Borne, P Bovet, B Longo-Mbenza, DL Buso Buso, M Mzin­gelwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2012-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Mortality
Epidemiologic Transition
Non Communicable Diseases
South Africa
Online Access:http://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/IJPH/article/view/3142/2136

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