Pattern of deaths in medical wards of a rurally situated tertiary health institution, Ido-Ekiti, Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 237-240

  Olarinde, O J ^a   Olatunji, O Y ^a  

^a FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Ido ekiti; Medical admissions; Mortality; Pattern; Rural

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PATIENTS' ROOMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897724071     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.127566     Document Type: Article

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