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COVID-19 and drivers of excess death rate in Peru: A longitudinal ecological study
(Elsevier, 2022)
Background: Peru has experienced unprecedented mortality and economic toll due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic in 2020. We aimed to assess the association between socioeconomic factors and excess death ...
Real-time estimation and prediction of mortality caused by COVID-19 with patient information based algorithm
The global COVID-19 outbreak is worrisome both for its high rate of spread, and the high case fatality rate reported by early studies and now in Italy. We report a new methodology, the Patient Information Based Algorithm
(PIBA), ...
Chagas disease-related mortality trends, state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1985 to 2006: a study using multiple causes of death
(PAN AMER HEALTH ORGANIZATION, 2009)
Objectives. To study mortality trends related to Chagas disease taking into account all mentions of this cause listed on any line or part of the death certificate. Methods. Mortality data for 1985-2006 were obtained from ...
Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013.
(Elsevier Ltd., 2015)
BACKGROUND:
Up-to-date evidence on levels and trends for age-sex-specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality is essential for the formation of global, regional, and national health policies. In the Global Burden of ...
Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013.
(Elsevier Ltd., 2015)
BACKGROUND:
Up-to-date evidence on levels and trends for age-sex-specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality is essential for the formation of global, regional, and national health policies. In the Global Burden of ...
Effect of elevated temperature on the onset and rate of mesocarp cell death in berries of Shiraz and Chardonnay and its relationship with berry shrivel
(Wiley, 2013-02)
Background and Aim: Berry water loss at late stages of ripening is a cultivar dependent‐trait correlated with mesocarp cell death. We tested the hypothesis that elevated temperature anticipates the onset and increases the ...
Trends in aortic aneurysm- and dissection-related mortality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, 1985–2009: multiple-cause-of-death analysis
(2012-10-10)
Abstract
Background
Aortic aneurysm and dissection are important causes of death in older people. Ruptured aneurysms show catastrophic fatality rates reaching near 80%. Few ...
Trends in aortic aneurysm- and dissection-related mortality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, 1985–2009: multiple-cause-of-death analysis
(2012-10-10)
Abstract
Background
Aortic aneurysm and dissection are important causes of death in older people. Ruptured aneurysms show catastrophic fatality rates reaching near 80%. Few ...
Fetal death and its association with indicators of social inequality: 20-year analysis in Tacna, Peru
(PLoS, 2023)
Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the rates of fetal mortality in a Peruvian hospital between 2001 and 2020 and to investigate the association of indicators of social inequality (such as access to prenatal ...
Preliminary demographic analysis of a Toba population in transition in Northern Argentina
(University of Pennsylvania, 2007-12)
The Toba represent one of the many indigenous groups inhabiting the Gran Chaco of South America. They currently live in communities with different degrees of acculturation. We present here a preliminary data on fecundity ...