Cause-specific mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites

• Main Authors: P. Kim Streatfield (Author), Wasif A. Khan (Author), Abbas Bhuiya (Author), Nurul Alam (Author), Ali Sié (Author), Abdramane B. Soura (Author), Bassirou Bonfoh (Author), Eliezer K. Ngoran (Author), Berhe Weldearegawi (Author), Momodou Jasseh (Author), Abraham Oduro (Author), Margaret Gyapong (Author), Shashi Kant (Author), Sanjay Juvekar (Author), Siswanto Wilopo (Author), Thomas N. Williams (Author), Frank O. Odhiambo (Author), Donatien Beguy (Author), Alex Ezeh (Author), Catherine Kyobutungi (Author), Amelia Crampin (Author), Valérie Delaunay (Author), Stephen M. Tollman (Author), Kobus Herbst (Author), Nguyen T.K. Chuc (Author), Osman A. Sankoh (Author), Marcel Tanner (Author), Peter Byass (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Because most deaths in Africa and Asia are not well documented, estimates of mortality are often made using scanty data. The INDEPTH Network works to alleviate this problem by collating detailed individual data from defined Health and Demographic Surveillance sites. By registering all de...