Injury-related mortality in South Africa: a retrospective descriptive study of postmortem investigations

Volume: 93, Issue: 5, Pages: 303 - 313
Published: May 1, 2015
Abstract
Objective To investigate injury-related mortality in South Africa using a nationally representative sample and compare the results with previous estimates.Methods We conducted a retrospective descriptive study of medico-legal postmortem investigation data from mortuaries using a multistage random sample, stratified by urban and non-urban areas and mortuary size. We calculated age-specific and age-standardized mortality rates for external causes...
Paper Details
Title
Injury-related mortality in South Africa: a retrospective descriptive study of postmortem investigations
Published Date
May 1, 2015
Volume
93
Issue
5
Pages
303 - 313
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