Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 666

Full Length Research Paper

Cancer survival in Brazil: Estimate through the mortality to incidence ratio

Rejane de Souza Reis
  • Rejane de Souza Reis
  • Fundação do Câncer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Alfredo José Monteiro Scaff
  • Alfredo José Monteiro Scaff
  • Fundação do Câncer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 18 April 2018
  •  Accepted: 14 June 2018
  •  Published: 31 August 2018

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