Brazil is getting older: demographic changes and epidemiological challenges Envelhecimento populacional do Brasil: mudanças demográficas e desafios epidemiológicos
Population ageing is currently a phenomenon not only in developed countries but also in third world countries. In this paper the features of a population's ageing and the process of epidemiological transition are discussed along with the worldwide changes in age-structure. Population statistics...
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Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
1991-12-01
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Series: | Revista de Saúde Pública |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89101991000600010 |