Mortality patterns during a war in Guinea-Bissau 1998-99: Changes in risk factors?

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 438-446

  Nielsen, Jens ^a,b   Jensen, Henrik ^b,c   Andersen, Per Kragh ^b,c   Aaby, Peter ^a,b  

^a Bandim Health Project   (South Africa)

^b DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COMMUNITY CARE; CONFLICT; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GUINEA-BISSAU; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; URBAN AREA;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GUINEA-BISSAU; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MORTALITY; REFUGEES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; WAR;

AFRICA; GUINEA-BISSAU; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33645833650     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyi246     Document Type: Article

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