In-Hospital Elderly Mortality in a Nigerian Tertiary Health Care Center

نویسندگان

1 Department of Histopathology, Morbid Anatomy, Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria

doi
10.18502/ehj.v6i1.3414
چکیده

Introduction: The elderly represent a significant proportion of the populace and their mortality index is of public health significance. With dearth of vital registration, in-hospital based studies remains a desirable alternative. This study hopes to determine the epidemiologic pattern of elderly mortality with respect to sex, age, date and cause of death.  ...

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