The Nicaraguan Health and Demographic Surveillance Site, HDSS-León: A platform for public health research

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 318-325

  Peña, Rodolfo ^a   Pérez, Wilton ^a   Meléndez, Marlon ^a   Källestål, Carina ^b   Persson, Lars Åke ^b  

^a National Autonomous University of Nicaragua   (Nicaragua)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Demographic surveillance system; epidemiology; Nicaragua

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; INTERVIEW; LIVE BIRTH; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIGRATION; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NICARAGUA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; RURAL AREA; SEX RATIO; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICARAGUA; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 42649091127     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494807085357     Document Type: Article

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