Evolution of disease mortality burden in Cuba: 1990-2005 Evolución de la carga de enfermedad debido a la mortalidad en Cuba: de 1990 a 2005

The objective of this study was to estimate the evolution of the burden of disease in Cuba for 20 major causes at five year intervals from 1990 to 2005, in terms of mortality and years of life lost due to premature death (YLL), using national mortality registries. Six summary measures were computed...

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Main Authors: Armando H. Seuc, Emma Domínguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2010-03-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2010000300018