Causes and circumstances of death in a district hospital in northern Cameroon, 1993-2009

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Einterz, E M ^a   Bates, M ^a  

^a Kolofata District Hospital   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Africa; Cameroon; Cause of death; District hospital; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SEASON; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAMEROON; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84555208769     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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