Trends in mortality due to breast cancer among women in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1996-2011

A descriptive time series study was conducted in order to analyze the mortality rates for breast cancer in two age brackets (< 60 years and ≥ 60 years), in areas of the state of Rio de Janeiro (inland, metropolitan area, capital and state). The data source was the Mortality Information System. Mo...

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Main Authors: Daniele Bittencourt Ferreira, Inês Echenique Mattos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva 2015-03-01
Series:Ciência & Saúde Coletiva
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-81232015000300895&lng=en&tlng=en