Renal-related deaths in Australia 1997-1999

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 259-265

  Li, S Q ^a,c   Cunningham, J ^b,c   Cass, A ^a,b  

^a NORTHERN TERRITORY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cause of death; Mortality; Renal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY MALFORMATION; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

AUSTRALIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; REGISTRIES;

EID: 2942568323     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0903.2004.00565.x     Document Type: Article

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