Comparison of crude and adjusted mortality rates from leading causes of death in northeastern Brazil

Bibliographic Data

ID14965637
AuthorsElisabeth França, Elisabeth Barboza França (0000-0001-6984-0233, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, corresponding author), Chalapati Rao (0000-0002-9554-0581, The University of Queensland), Daisy Maria Xavier De Abreu (0000-0002-6855-8612, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Maria De Fátima Marinho De Souza (0000-0003-3287-9163), Alan D Lopez (0000-0001-5818-6512, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais)
Year2012
Volume31
Issue4
Pages275-282
Publication date2012-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1020-4989 • E-ISSN: 1680-5348
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s1020-49892012000400002
PMID22652966
OpenAlexW2000957115
SCIELO_PIDS1020-49892012000400002
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited11

Failure to adjust VR data for undercount of cases reported and misdiagnoses will cause underestimation of mortality risks for the populations of the Northeast region, which are more vulnerable than those in other regions of the country. In order to more reliably understand the pattern of disease, all cause-specific mortality rates in poor populations should be adjusted

Burden of disease · Cause of death · Disease · Mortality rate · Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare · Medicine · Internal Medicine