Trends in corrected lung cancer mortality rates in Brazil and regions

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the trend in cancer mortality rates in Brazil and regions before and after correction for underreporting of deaths and redistribution of ill-defined and nonspecific causes. METHODS The study used data of deaths from lung cancer among the population aged from 30 to...

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Main Authors: Deborah Carvalho Malta, Daisy Maria Xavier de Abreu, Lenildo de Moura, Gustavo C Lana, Gulnar Azevedo, Elisabeth França
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2016-01-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102016000100224&lng=en&tlng=en