Indigenous children and adolescent mortality inequity in Brazil: What can we learn from the 2010 National Demographic Census?

Indigenous children and adolescent mortality inequity in Brazil: What can we learn from the 2010 National Demographic Census?

Indigenous peoples worldwide are highly disadvantaged compared to national baseline populations. Given historical challenges to accessing relevant data for Brazil, the present study innovates by using 2010 Brazilian National Demographic Census data to estimate mortality curves in Indigenous children...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Ventura Santos, Gabriel Mendes Borges, Marden Barbosa de Campos, Bernardo Lanza Queiroz, Carlos E.A. Coimbra, Jr., James R. Welch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:SSM: Population Health
Subjects:
Child mortality
Adolescent mortality
Ethnicity
Indigenous peoples
Health disparity
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827319303180

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