Potential years of life lost due to oropharyngeal cancer in Brazil: 1979 to 2013

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the years of life lost by the Brazilian population due to mouth and pharynx cancer from 1979 to 2013, and analyze the temporal trends in the studied period, according to the country’s region, sex and anatomical site. METHODS The death records were obtained from the...

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Main Authors: Lillia Magali Estrada Perea, Alexandra Crispim Boing, Marco Aurélio Peres, Antonio Fernando Boing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102019000100262&lng=en&tlng=en