Impact of the reduction of smoking prevalence on the trend of lung cancer mortality in Brazil

Background In Brazil the National Program for Tobacco Control is working for more than 30 years, and as consequence we can observe the reduction of smokers. The aim of this study is to evaluate the temporal trends in lung cancer mortality rates in Brazil observed from 1980 to 2015, and predicted est...

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Main Authors: Mirian Souza, Andre Szklo, Liz Maria de Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2018-03-01
Series:Tobacco Induced Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Impact-of-the-reduction-of-smoking-prevalence-on-the-trend-of-lung-cancer-mortality,84021,0,2.html