Burden of disease in adults admitted to hospital in a rural region of coastal Kenya: an analysis of data from linked clinical and demographic surveillance systems

• Main Authors: Dr. Anthony O Etyang, MMed (Author), Kenneth Munge, MPH (Author), Erick W Bunyasi, MBChB (Author), Lena Matata, MSc (Author), Carolyne Ndila, MSc (Author), Sailoki Kapesa, DCM (Author), Maureen Owiti, MMed (Author), Iqbal Khandwalla, MMed (Author), Andrew J Brent, PhD (Author), Benjamin Tsofa, MSc (Author), Pamela Kabibu, DN (Author), Susan Morpeth, FRACP (Author), Evasius Bauni, PhD (Author), Mark Otiende, BSc (Author), John Ojal, MSc (Author), Philip Ayieko, PhD (Author), Maria D Knoll, PhD (Author), Prof. Liam Smeeth, FRCGP (Author), Prof. Thomas N Williams, MRCP (Author), Ulla K Griffiths, PhD (Author), Prof. J Anthony G Scott, FRCP (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Estimates of the burden of disease in adults in sub-Saharan Africa largely rely on models of sparse data. We aimed to measure the burden of disease in adults living in a rural area of coastal Kenya with use of linked clinical and demographic surveillance data. Methods: We used data from...