Time trends in prostate cancer mortality according to major geographic regions of Brazil: an analysis of three decades

• Main Authors: Mara Beatriz Martins Conceição (Author), Antonio Fernando Boing (Author), Karen Glazer Peres (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to analyze prostate cancer mortality and time trends in Brazil, according to major geographic regions, States, and age brackets. Data on deaths from 1980 to 2010 were obtained from the Mortality Information System. Mortality trends were estimated using Prais-Winsten general...