[Quantification of the Nelson de Moraes's indicator (curve of proportional mortality). Revista de Saúde Pública, 7:103-13, 1973].
Working with the Nelson de Moraes's indicator (curve of proportional mortality) it is introduced a criterion to quantify the curves, trying in this way a numeric value that, synthetizing the contribution of the different age groups to the mortality, indicates the level of health.
Guedes
José da Silva
Jda S
Departamento de Medicina Social, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Guedes
Marilda Lauretti da Silva
ML
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