Covid-19 in Brazil in 2020: impact on deaths from cancer and cardiovascular diseases

• Main Authors: Beatriz Cordeiro Jardim (Author), Arn Migowski (Author), Flávia de Miranda Corrêa (Author), Gulnar Azevedo e Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on mortality from cancer and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) as underlying cause and comorbidity in Brazil and Brazilian regions in 2020. METHODS We used the 2019 and 2020 databases of the Mortality Information System (SIM) to analyze d...