Childhood cancer mortality trends in Brazil, 1979-2008

Childhood cancer mortality trends in Brazil, 1979-2008

OBJECTIVES: Childhood cancer mortality has substantially declined worldwide as a result of significant advances in global cancer care. Because limited information is available in Brazil, we analyzed trends in childhood cancer mortality in five Brazilian regions over 29 years. METHODS: Data from chil...

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Main Authors: Sima Ferman, Marceli de Oliveira Santos, Juliana Moreira de Oliveira Ferreira, Rejane de Souza Reis, Julio Fernando Pinto Oliveira, Maria S. Pombo-de-Oliveira, Beatriz de Camargo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2013-01-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Mortality Rate
Childhood Cancer
Leukemia
Trends
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322013000200016

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