Deaths ascribed to non-communicable diseases among rural Kenyan adults are proportionately increasing: evidence from a health and demographic surveillance system, 2003-2010.

Deaths ascribed to non-communicable diseases among rural Kenyan adults are proportionately increasing: evidence from a health and demographic surveillance system, 2003-2010.

<h4>Background</h4>Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) result in more deaths globally than other causes. Monitoring systems require strengthening to attribute the NCD burden and deaths in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Data from health and demographic surveillance systems (HDSS) c...

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Main Authors: Penelope A Phillips-Howard, Kayla F Laserson, Nyaguara Amek, Caryl M Beynon, Sonia Y Angell, Sammy Khagayi, Peter Byass, Mary J Hamel, Anne M van Eijk, Emily Zielinski-Gutierrez, Laurence Slutsker, Kevin M De Cock, John Vulule, Frank O Odhiambo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0114010&type=printable
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