Local-level mortality surveillance in resource-limited settings: A case study of cape town highlights disparities in health;Surveillance de la mortalité au niveau local dans des pays disposant de ressources limitées: Mise en lumière des disparités en matière de santé par une étude de cas menée dans la ville du Cap

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 444-451

  Groenewald, Pam ^a   Bradshaw, Debbie ^a   Daniels, Johann ^b   Zinyakatira, Nesbert ^a   Matzopoulos, Richard ^c   Bourne, David ^c   Shaikh, Najma ^d   Naledi, Tracey ^d  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b City of Cape Town   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d WESTERN CAPE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CAUSE OF DEATH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INJURY; MORTALITY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POPULATION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AGE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENDER; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INJURY; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; SOUTH AFRICA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

CAPE TOWN; KHAYELITSHA; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 77953189908     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.09.069435     Document Type: Article

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