Main causes of death in Dande, Angola: results from Verbal Autopsies of deaths occurring during 2009-2012

• Main Authors: Edite Vila Nova Rosário (Author), Diogo Costa (Author), Luís Timóteo (Author), Ana Ambrósio Rodrigues (Author), Jorge Varanda (Author), Susana Vaz Nery (Author), Miguel Brito (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The Dande Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) located in Bengo Province, Angola, covers nearly 65,500 residents living in approximately 19,800 households. This study aims to describe the main causes of deaths (CoD) occurred within the HDSS, from 2009 to 2012, and to...