Asthma mortality in children and adolescents of Brazil over a 20-year period

Objective: To evaluate the number of asthma deaths and the temporal trend of the asthma-specific mortality rate in children and adolescents up to 19 years of age in Brazil. Methods: This is an ecological time-series study of asthma deaths reported in Brazil, in the population up to 19 years of age,...

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Main Authors: Raquel Reis Pitchon, Cristina Gonçalves Alvim, Cláudia Ribeiro de Andrade, Laura Maria de Lima Belizário Facury Lasmar, Álvaro Augusto Cruz, Adriana Pitchon dos Reis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755718310283