Using an undertaker's data to assess changing patterns of mortality and their consequences in Swaziland

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-50

  Desmond, Christopher ^a   King, John ^b   Tomlinson, Jane ^b   Sithungo, Conway ^b   Veenstra, Nina ^c   Whiteside, Alan ^c  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b JTK and Associates   (Swaziland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

AIDS; Burial; Funeral; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYING; EPIDEMIC; FAMILY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; SWAZILAND;

EID: 12344274149     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085900409490317     Document Type: Article

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