Adult mortality and antiretroviral treatment roll-out in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

• Main Authors: Abraham J Herbst (Author), Graham S Cooke (Author), Till Bärnighausen (Author), Angelique KanyKany (Author), Frank Tanser (Author), Marie-Louise Newell (Author)
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• 出版: The World Health Organization, 2009-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate trends in adult mortality in a population serviced by a public-sector antiretroviral therapy (ART) programme in rural South Africa using a demographic surveillance system. METHODS: Verbal autopsies were conducted for all 7930 deaths observed between January 2000 and Decembe...