Trends in non-communicable disease mortality among adult residents in Nairobi's slums, 2003–2011: applying InterVA-4 to verbal autopsy data
Background: About 80% of deaths from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) occur in developing countries such as Kenya. However, not much is known about the burden of NCDs in slums, which account for about 60% of the residences of the urban population in Kenya. This study examines trends in NCD mortality...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2014-10-01
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| Series: | Global Health Action |
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| Online Access: | http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/download/25533/pdf_1 |