Levels and causes of adult mortality in rural South Africa: The impact of AIDS

AIDS

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 663-671

  Hosegood, Victoria ^a,b   Vanneste, Anna Maria ^a   Timæus, Ian M ^b  

^a AFRICA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult mortality; AIDS mortality; Causes of death; Rural South Africa; Verbal autopsy

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAREGIVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOUTH AFRICA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TUBERCULOSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIOLENCE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RURAL HEALTH; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 1642371044     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200403050-00011     Document Type: Article

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