Estimating mortality and causes of death in Turkey: Methods, results and policy implications

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 593-599

  Akgün, Seval ^a   Rao, Chalapati ^b   Yardim, Nazan ^c   Basara, Berrak Bora ^c   Aydin, Ozlem ^a   Mollahaliloglu, Salih ^c   Lopez, Alan D ^b  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Causes of death; Health policy; Mortality; Turkey; Vital registration

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; STROKE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VASCULAR DISEASE; WESTERN EUROPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TURKEY;

EID: 36048929971     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckm022     Document Type: Article

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