Mortality trends and the epidemiological transition in Nauru

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-23

  Carter, Karen ^a   Soakai, Taniela Sunia ^b   Taylor, Richard ^a,c   Gadabu, Ipia ^d   Rao, Chalapati ^a   Thoma, Kiki ^b   Lopez, Alan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Nauru Ministry of Health   (Nauru)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d Nauru Bureau of Statistics   (Nauru)

Author keywords

cause of death; life expectancy; mortality; Nauru; Pacific Islands

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE TABLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE TABLES; MALE; MICRONESIA; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650429172     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539510390673     Document Type: Article

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