Mortality in women of reproductive age in rural South Africa
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Mortality in women of reproductive age in rural South Africa
OBJECTIVE To determine causes of death and associated risk factors in women of reproductive age in rural South Africa. METHODS Deaths and person-years of observation (pyo) were determined for females (aged 15-49 years) resident in 15,526 households in a rural South African Demographic and Health Surveillance site from 2000 to 2009. Cause of death was ascertained by verbal autopsy and ICD-10 c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Global Health Action
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1654-9716,1654-9880
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v6i0.22834