Corrigendum to 'Does the spectrum model accurately predict trends in adult mortality? Evaluation of model estimates using empirical data from a rural HIV community cohort study in north-western Tanzania [Global Health Action, 7 (2014) 21783] DOI: 10.3402/gha.v7.21783;Does the spectrum model accurately predict trends in adult mortality? Evaluation of model estimates using empirical data from a rural HIV community cohort study in north-western Tanzania

Global Health Action

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Michael, Denna ^a   Kanjala, Chifundo ^a,b   Calvert, Clara ^b   Pretorius, Carel ^c   Wringe, Alison ^b   Todd, Jim ^a,b   Mtenga, Balthazar ^a   Isingo, Raphael ^a   Zaba, Basia ^b   Urassa, Mark ^a,b  

^a National Institute for Medical Research (Mwanza Branch)   (Tanzania)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c AVENIR HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult mortality; Cohort; HIV; Spectrum model

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT MORTALITY; AGE; ARTICLE; COHORT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RETRACTED ARTICLE; RURAL POPULATION; SPECTRUM MODEL; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT MORTALITY; COHORT; HIV; SPECTRUM MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MORTALITY; RURAL POPULATION; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894080429     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v7.24079     Document Type: Erratum

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