Cancer: second cause of death among the elderly in Medellín, 2002-2006

Objective: to describe the behavior of lung, stomach, andprostate cancer mortality among the elderly in the city of Medellinfrom 2002 to 2006. Methodology: a descriptive study with asecondary information source. The study was conducted basedon the analysis of 2809 records of deaths from lung, stomac...

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Main Authors: Luz M. Bustamante A, Sara J. Marín O, Doris Cardona A
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Antioquia 2012-04-01
Series:Revista Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública
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Online Access:http://aprendeenlinea.udea.edu.co/revistas/index.php/fnsp/article/view/9423/10907