Improving data to reduce the burden of disease - Lessons from the Western Cape

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 641-642

  Naledi, Tracey ^a   Househam, Keith C ^a   Groenewald, Pam ^b   Bradshaw, Debbie ^b   Myers, Jonny E ^c  

^a Department of Health   (Denmark)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CAUSE OF DEATH; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; SOUTH AFRICA; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

COST OF ILLNESS; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MORTALITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 70450196409     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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