Causes of death in Jamaica, 1953 to 1964: an analysis of post-mortem diagnosis at the University of the West Indies
Trop Geogr Med
; 20(1): 35-49, Mar. 1968.
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ABSTRACT
During the period 1953 to 1964, post-mortem examinations were performed on 4,115 cases at the University Hospital of the West Indies. The diagnosed made in these cases have been reviewed and are presented in this paper. 48 per cent of the cases were less than seventeen years of age, of which 18.5 per cent were in the perinatal age group. The number of deaths from malnutrition and infection in children aged under three years has declined during the period of study. In the adult group neoplastic disease was the major cause of death followed closely by cardiovascular lesions, amongst which hypertensive heart disease was a common entity. Chronic bronchitis and emphysema was common amongst the respiratory causes of death.(AU)
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Assunto principal:
Mortalidade
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
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Caribe ingles
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Jamaica
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Trop Geogr Med
Ano de publicação:
1968
Tipo de documento:
Article