Mortality trends observed in population-based surveillance of an urban slum settlement, Kibera, Kenya, 2007-2010.
BACKGROUND: We used population based infectious disease surveillance to characterize mortality rates in residents of an urban slum in Kenya. METHODS: We analyzed biweekly household visit data collected two weeks before death for 749 cases who died during January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2010. We also...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3904840?pdf=render |