Trends in mortality from ill-defined causes among the elderly in Brazil, 1979-2013: ecological study

ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Mortality measurements are traditionally used as health indicators and are useful in describing a population's health situation through reporting injuries that lead to death. The aim here was to analyze the temporal trend of proportional mortality from ill-defi...

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Main Authors: Davi Félix Martins Junior, Ridalva Dias Martins Felzemburg, Acácia Batista Dias, Tania Maria Costa, Pedro Nascimento Prates Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802016000500437&lng=en&tlng=en