Causes of Mortality for Indonesian Hajj Pilgrims: Comparison between Routine Death Certificate and Verbal Autopsy Findings

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Pane, Masdalina ^a   Imari, Sholah ^a   Alwi, Qomariah ^a   Nyoman Kandun, I ^a   Cook, Alex R ^b,d,e,f   Samaan, Gina ^c  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Indonesia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

^c The Australian National University   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^e DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^f TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEART ARREST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDONESIA; INDONESIAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RELIGIOUS GROUP; SAUDI ARABIA; SUDDEN DEATH; TRAVEL; TUBERCULOSIS;

AUTOPSY; DEATH CERTIFICATES; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; INDONESIA; MORTALITY;

EID: 84882715927     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073243     Document Type: Article

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