Importance of cancer among the Brazilian elderly population from 2000 to 2005

Objective: To describe cancer hospital morbidity and mortality in the Brazilian elderly population according to the primary site of neoplasms per Brazilian region and their importance on Public Health System expenses. Methods: The data were obtained from the Ministry of Health records from 2000 to 2...

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Main Authors: Angelo Bezerra de Souza Fêde, Vanessa da Costa Miranda, Priscilla Guedes Pecoroni, Natália Moreno Perez Fraile, Maria Beatriz Brisola dos Santos, Suzana de França Ribeiro Gonzaga, Olinda do Carmo Luiz, Rachel Riechelmann, Auro del Giglio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2009-03-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://apps.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/1154-Einsteinv7n2p141-6_ing.pdf

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