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Disease spectrum and outcomes among elderly patients in two tertiary hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

BACKGROUND: There has been an increase in the number of individuals aged ≥60 years in Tanzania and in sub Saharan Africa in general due to improved survival. However, data is scarce on the disease burden and outcomes following admission in this population. We herein describe the pattern of diagnoses...

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Autores principales: Tumaini, Basil, Munseri, Patricia, Pallangyo, Kisali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6786655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31600198
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213131