Asthma mortality in Brazil, 1980-2012: a regional perspective

ABSTRACT Objective: To estimate asthma mortality rates in Brazil for the period 1980-2012. Methods: On the basis of data from the Brazilian National Ministry of Health Mortality Database, we estimated mortality rates by calculating moving averages from a municipal perspective that would allow an e...

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Main Authors: Thaís de Sá Brito, Ronir Raggio Luiz, José Roberto Lapa e Silva, Hisbello da Silva Campos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132018000500354&lng=en&tlng=en