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

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

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...

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Main Authors: Dr. Anthony O Etyang, MMed, Kenneth Munge, MPH, Erick W Bunyasi, MBChB, Lena Matata, MSc, Carolyne Ndila, MSc, Sailoki Kapesa, DCM, Maureen Owiti, MMed, Iqbal Khandwalla, MMed, Andrew J Brent, PhD, Benjamin Tsofa, MSc, Pamela Kabibu, DN, Susan Morpeth, FRACP, Evasius Bauni, PhD, Mark Otiende, BSc, John Ojal, MSc, Philip Ayieko, PhD, Maria D Knoll, PhD, Prof. Liam Smeeth, FRCGP, Prof. Thomas N Williams, MRCP, Ulla K Griffiths, PhD, Prof. J Anthony G Scott, FRCP
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-04-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X14700233

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