Mortality due to diseases of the circulatory system among the elderly population in Brazilian Amazon: temporal and spatial analysis

INTRODUCTION: Circulatory Diseases (CD) are the major cause of death among the elderly population in Brazilian Amazon. OBJECTIVE: to analyze standardized mortality rates of diseases of the circulatory system (DCS), according to the main causes of death among the elderly, in microregions of the Brazi...

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Main Authors: Karine Vila Real Nunes, Sandra Mara Alves da Silva Neves, Eliane Ignotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva 2013-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-790X2013000400838&lng=en&tlng=en