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Asthma Mortality Inequalities in Brazil : Tolerating the Unbearable
Joint Authors
Souza-Machado, Carolina de
Souza-Machado, Adelmir
Cruz, Alvaro A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-2, 2 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-05-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
2
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Asthma is responsible for a high morbidity, resulting in hospitalizations, recurrent asphyxiation, and eventually death.
In Brazil, where asthma is the third cause of hospitalizations for clinical illnesses and the fourth cause of death from respiratory diseases, some 20% of the population present wheezing.
We evaluated the asthma mortality rates in the period between 1998 and 2009, using linear regressions, using the National Mortality Database (Ministry of Health of Brazil).
The annual mortality rate (per 100,000 inhabitants) ranged from 1.68 in 1998 to 1.32 in 2009 (mean : 1.49).
Brazil presents a slight tendency of reduction in asthma mortality.
Asthma mortality rates trends declined in the most developed regions of the country: Midwest, South, and Southeast, but it increased in the underprivileged regions: North (not statistically significant) and Northeast.
This terrible sort of inequality requires urgent reaction from the public health authorities.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Souza-Machado, Carolina de& Souza-Machado, Adelmir& Cruz, Alvaro A.. 2012. Asthma Mortality Inequalities in Brazil : Tolerating the Unbearable. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-486164
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Souza-Machado, Carolina de…[et al.]. Asthma Mortality Inequalities in Brazil : Tolerating the Unbearable. The Scientific World Journal No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-486164
American Medical Association (AMA)
Souza-Machado, Carolina de& Souza-Machado, Adelmir& Cruz, Alvaro A.. Asthma Mortality Inequalities in Brazil : Tolerating the Unbearable. The Scientific World Journal. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-486164
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-486164