Time trends and predictors of mortality from ill-defined causes in old age: 9 year folllow-up of the Bambuí cohort study (Brazil) Tendências e fatores associados aos óbitos por causas mal definidas em idosos: nove anos de seguimento da coorte de Bambuí (Brasil)

• Main Authors: Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa (Author), Divane Leite Matos (Author), Ruy Laurenti (Author), Maria Helena Prado de Mello-Jorge (Author), Cibele Comini Cesar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2010-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The study objective was to examine differentials in time trends and predictors of deaths assigned to symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions in comparison with other ill-defined conditions (ill-defined cardiovascular diseases, cancer and injury) in a population-based cohort study. Of 1,606 baseli...