The Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) in Nouna, Burkina Faso, 1993–2007
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The Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) in Nouna, Burkina Faso, 1993–2007
The Nouna Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) is located in rural Burkina Faso and has existed since 1992. Currently, it has about 78,000 inhabitants. It is a member of the International Network for the Demographic Evaluation of Populations and Their Health in Developing Countries (INDEPTH), a global network of members who conducts longitudinal health and demographic evaluation of...
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عنوان ژورنال: Global Health Action
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1654-9716,1654-9880
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v3i0.5284