Recent increase in asthma mortality in Brazil: a warning sign for the public health system
Asthma mortality remains high and shows an increasing trend for the first time in the past decades. This constitutes an important public health concern, given the treatable nature of the disease.
Authors
- M. Boeira
- Sérgio Reis Soares (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9345-9026)
- Frederico Friedrich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6939-0340)
- Paulo Márcio Pitrez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7319-1133)
- Marcos Brum
- Jordana Henz
Institutions
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
- Published
- 2024-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.36416/1806-3756/e20240138
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.31
Funders
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior