Profile of Mortality from Depression in Elderly in the State of Bahia
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2016v19i3p245-256Keywords:
Depression, Mortality, Aged.Abstract
The objective of the study is to describe the profile of mortality from depression in the elderly in the state of Bahia from 2002 to 2012. This is a descriptive transversal study that used secondary data from the Mortality Information System and the Brazilian Institute of geography and Statistics. The specific mortality rate for depression increased in the period and most of the deaths occurred in elderly female, aged ≥80 years, not white, <4 years of study and singles.
Keywords: Depression; Mortality; Aged.
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2016-09-30
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Santos, P. H. S., Carmo, Érica A., Ribeiro, B. S., Soares, C. de J., Santana, M. L. A. D., & Bomfim, E. dos S. (2016). Profile of Mortality from Depression in Elderly in the State of Bahia. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 19(3), 245–256. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2016v19i3p245-256
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