Trends in lung cancer mortality in Brazil from the 1980s into the early 21st century: age-period-cohort analysis Tendência de mortalidade por câncer de pulmão no Brasil de 1980 ao século 21: uma análise idade-período-coorte

• Main Authors: Mirian Carvalho de Souza (Author), Ana Glória Godoi Vasconcelos (Author), Oswaldo Gonçalves Cruz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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The aim of this study was to describe the pattern of trends in lung cancer mortality in Brazil and identify the effects of the factors age, period and cohort (APC) on mortality rates. A time series study was conducted using secondary population-based data. Lung cancer mortality rates by sex were cal...