The burden of acute disease in Mahajanga, Madagascar - a 21 month study.

Efforts to develop effective and regionally-appropriate emergency care systems in sub-Saharan Africa are hindered by a lack of data on both the burden of disease in the region and on the state of existing care delivery mechanisms. This study describes the burden of acute disease presenting to an eme...

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Main Authors: Vijay C Kannan, Clara N Andriamalala, Teri A Reynolds
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4349786?pdf=render