Mortality trends from 2003 to 2009 among adolescents and young adults in rural Western Kenya using a health and demographic surveillance system.
<h4>Background</h4>Targeted global efforts to improve survival of young adults need information on mortality trends; contributions from health and demographic surveillance system (HDSS) are required.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>This study aimed to explore changing trends in d...
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| Main Authors: | Penelope A Phillips-Howard, Frank O Odhiambo, Mary Hamel, Kubaje Adazu, Marta Ackers, Anne M van Eijk, Vincent Orimba, Anja van't Hoog, Caryl Beynon, John Vulule, Mark A Bellis, Laurence Slutsker, Kevin deCock, Robert Breiman, Kayla F Laserson |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0047017&type=printable |
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