Cause-specific mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites

Cause-specific mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites

Background: Because most deaths in Africa and Asia are not well documented, estimates of mortality are often made using scanty data. The INDEPTH Network works to alleviate this problem by collating detailed individual data from defined Health and Demographic Surveillance sites. By registering all de...

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Main Authors: P. Kim Streatfield, Wasif A. Khan, Abbas Bhuiya, Nurul Alam, Ali Sié, Abdramane B. Soura, Bassirou Bonfoh, Eliezer K. Ngoran, Berhe Weldearegawi, Momodou Jasseh, Abraham Oduro, Margaret Gyapong, Shashi Kant, Sanjay Juvekar, Siswanto Wilopo, Thomas N. Williams, Frank O. Odhiambo, Donatien Beguy, Alex Ezeh, Catherine Kyobutungi, Amelia Crampin, Valérie Delaunay, Stephen M. Tollman, Kobus Herbst, Nguyen T.K. Chuc, Osman A. Sankoh, Marcel Tanner, Peter Byass
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-10-01
Series:Global Health Action
Subjects:
mortality
cause of death
Africa
Asia
verbal autopsy
INDEPTH Network
Online Access:http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/download/25362/pdf_1

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