Estimates of thyroid cancer incidence in Brazil: an approach using polynomial models

This study aimed to estimate thyroid cancer incidence in Brazil in 2006 using polynomial models that take age and birth cohort effects into account in the estimation process. Estimates were based on new cases of thyroid cancer in nine Brazilian cities (Manaus, Palmas, Natal, Recife, Cuiabá, Belo Hor...

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Main Authors: Alexandre dos Santos Brito, Cláudia Medina Coeli, Flávia dos Santos Barbosa, Rosangela Caetano, Marceli de Oliveira Santos, Mario Vaisman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2011000700019&lng=en&tlng=en