Consistent declining trends in stroke mortality in Brazil: mission accomplished?

ABSTRACT Stroke mortality rates are declining in Brazil, but diferences among regions need to be better investigated. The age-adjusted stroke mortality trends among adults (30-69 years-old) from Brazilian regions were studied between 1996 and 2011. Method Data were analyzed after: 1) reallocation...

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Main Authors: Valéria M. A. Passos, Lenice H. Ishitani, Glaura C. Franco, Gustavo C. Lana, Daisy M. X. Abreu, Maria de Fatima Marinho, Elisabeth B. França
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2016-05-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2016000500376&lng=en&tlng=en