A time series analysis of weather variability and all-cause mortality in the Kasena-Nankana Districts of Northern Ghana, 1995-2010.

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Published in Glob Health Action on November 23, 2012

Authors

Daniel K Azongo1, Timothy Awine, George Wak, Fred N Binka, Abraham Rexford Oduro

Author Affiliations

1: Navrongo Health Research Centre, Ghana Health Service, Navrongo, Ghana. kdazongo@yahoo.com

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