Investigation of ill-defined causes of death: assessment of a program's performance in a State from the Northeastern region of Brazil

Investigation of ill-defined causes of death: assessment of a program's performance in a State from the Northeastern region of Brazil

OBJECTIVE: The proportion of ill-defined causes of death (IDCD) was persistently high in some regions of Brazil in 2004. In 2005, the Brazilian government implemented a project in order to decrease this proportion, especially in higher priority states and municipalities. This study aimed to evaluat...

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Main Authors: Elisabeth Barboza França, Carolina Cândida da Cunha, Ana Maria Nogales Vasconcelos, Juan José Cortez Escalante, Daisy Xavier de Abreu, Raquel Barbosa de Lima, Otaliba Libânio de Morais Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva 2014-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
Subjects:
Avaliação em saúde
Sistemas de informação
Estatísticas vitais
Mortalidade
Causas de morte
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