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Medical causes of admissions to hospital among adults in Africa: a systematic review.
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BACKGROUND: Despite the publication of several studies on the subject, there is significant uncertainty regarding the burden of disease among adults in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA). OBJECTIVES: To describe the breadth of available data regarding causes of admission to hospital, to systematically analyze the methodological quality of these studies, and to provide recommendations for future research. DESIGN: We performed a systematic online and hand-based search for articles describing patterns of ...
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- 10.3402/gha.v6i0.19090
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- Journal:
- Global health action
- Volume:
- 6
- Issue:
- 0
- Pages:
- 1-14
- Publication date:
- 2013-01-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1654-9880
- ISSN:
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1654-9716
- Source identifiers:
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384441
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- English
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pubs:384441
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uuid:04d133cf-5d42-4666-8c68-a18a20980d93
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- pubs:384441
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- 2013-11-17
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- 2013
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