Cien Saude Colet
April 2021
The scope of this work was to analyze the trend and distribution of mortality among motorcyclists in traffic accidents in the State of Alagoas. It involved an ecological study relating to all deaths resulting from motorcycle accidents in the state in the period from 2001 to 2015. Mortality data were obtained from the Mortality Information System (MIS).
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January 2021
Background: Cerebrovascular diseases (CBVD) are the second major cause of death in the world.
Objective: To analyze the mortality trend of CBVD in Brazil (1996 to 2015) and its association with Human Development Index (HDI) and the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI).
Methods: This is an ecological study.