Progression of Mortality due to Diseases of the Circulatory System and Human Development Index in Rio de Janeiro Municipalities

Abstract Background: Diseases of the circulatory system (DCS) are the major cause of death in Brazil and worldwide. Objective: To correlate the compensated and adjusted mortality rates due to DCS in the Rio de Janeiro State municipalities between 1979 and 2010 with the Human Development Index (HDI...

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Main Authors: Gabriel Porto Soares, Carlos Henrique Klein, Nelson Albuquerque de Souza e Silva, Glaucia Maria Moraes de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2016004300314&lng=en&tlng=en