Causes of death in a rural hospital in South Africa

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 219-222

  Couper, I ^a   Walker, A R P ^b,c  

^a Manguzi Hospital   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0031196847     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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