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CRITICAL CARE & EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Socio-economic, physical and health-related determinants of causes of death among women in the Kintampo districts of Ghana

Sulemana Watara Abubakari1 Kintampo Health Research Centre, Research and Development Division, Ghana Health Service, P. O. Box 200, Kintampo North Municipality, Bono East Region, GhanaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nurudeen Alhassan2 African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP), Malawi Office, Population and Demographic Dividend, Lilongwe, MalawiView further author information
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Robert Adda1 Kintampo Health Research Centre, Research and Development Division, Ghana Health Service, P. O. Box 200, Kintampo North Municipality, Bono East Region, GhanaView further author information
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Kwaku Poku Asante1 Kintampo Health Research Centre, Research and Development Division, Ghana Health Service, P. O. Box 200, Kintampo North Municipality, Bono East Region, GhanaView further author information
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Ayaga Agula Bawah3 Regional Institute for Population Studies, P. O. Box LG 96, University of Ghana, Accra, GhanaView further author information
Article: 2109300 | Received 01 Feb 2021, Accepted 01 Aug 2022, Published online: 12 Aug 2022

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