Non-communicable chronic diseases: Mortality of older adult citizens in Brazil and Italy before the Covid-19 pandemic

The purpose of this study was to outline the main non-communicable chronic diseases that led older people to death in Brazil and Italy before the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic according to age gaps and region of residence. This study has identified that the highest mortality rate among Brazilian and Italian w...

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Main Authors: Vicente Paulo Alves, Regina Célia de Oliveira, Dario Gregori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Health Policy Open
Subjects:
Sex
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590229621000125