Volume 51 - Article 44 | Pages 1411–1428
Analyzing regional patterns of mortality data quality and adult mortality for small areas in Brazil, 1980–2010
By Everton Lima, Bernardo Lanza Queiroz, Flavio Freire, Marcos Gonzaga
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