Chronic diseases now a leading cause of death in rural India—mortality data from the Andhra Pradesh Rural Health Initiative | Zendy

Rohina Joshi | Zendy; Magnolia Cardona | Zendy; Srinivas Iyengar | Zendy; A Sukumar | Zendy; C Ravi Raju | Zendy; K Rama Raju | Zendy; Krishnam Raju | Zendy; K. Srinath Reddy | Zendy; Alan D López | Zendy; Bruce Neal | Zendy

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Chronic diseases now a leading cause of death in rural India—mortality data from the Andhra Pradesh Rural Health Initiative

Author(s) -

Rohina Joshi,

Magnolia Cardona,

Srinivas Iyengar,

A Sukumar,

C Ravi Raju,

K Rama Raju,

Krishnam Raju,

K. Srinath Reddy,

Alan D López,

Bruce Neal

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyl168

Subject(s) - medicine , environmental health , cause of death , verbal autopsy , rural area , epidemiology , rural health , geography , socioeconomics , disease , pathology , sociology

India is undergoing rapid epidemiological transition as a consequence of economic and social change. The pattern of mortality is a key indicator of the consequent health effects but up-to-date, precise, and reliable statistics are few, particularly in rural areas.

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