Trends in hospitalizations for respiratory diseases in Salvador, Bahia State, Brazil, 1998-2009 Tendência das hospitalizações por doenças do aparelho respiratório no Município de Salvador, Bahia, Brasil, no período de 1998-2009

• Main Authors: Fernanda Pedro Antunes (Author), Maria da Conceição Nascimento Costa (Author), Jairnilson Silva Paim (Author), Ligia Maria Vieira- (Author), Carlos Antonio de Souza Teles Santos (Author), Álvaro Augusto Cruz (Author), Mauricio L. Barreto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Respiratory diseases are the leading cause of hospitalizations in Brazil (excluding hospital admissions related to childbirth, pregnancy, and postpartum). To analyze the trend and seasonality of hospitalizations for respiratory diseases in Salvador, Bahia State, Brazil, 1998-2009, a time trend study...