Time trends in prostate cancer mortality according to major geographic regions of Brazil: an analysis of three decades

The aim of this study was to analyze prostate cancer mortality and time trends in Brazil, according to major geographic regions, States, and age brackets. Data on deaths from 1980 to 2010 were obtained from the Mortality Information System. Mortality trends were estimated using Prais-Winsten general...

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Main Authors: Mara Beatriz Martins Conceição, Antonio Fernando Boing, Karen Glazer Peres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2014-03-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2014000300559&lng=en&tlng=en