Quantification of the Nelson de Moraes's indicator (curve of proportional mortality)

Authors

  • José da Silva Guedes Santa Casa de São Paulo; Faculdade de Ciências Médicas; Departamento de Medicina Social
  • Marilda Lauretti da Silva Guedes Santa Casa de São Paulo; Faculdade de Ciências Médicas; Departamento de Medicina Social

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101973000200004

Keywords:

Health levels^i2^sindicat, Vital statistics, Mortality, Epidemiology

Abstract

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.

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Published

1973-06-01

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (1973)

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

Guedes, J. da S., & Guedes, M. L. da S. (1973). Quantification of the Nelson de Moraes’s indicator (curve of proportional mortality) . Revista De Saúde Pública, 7(2), 103-113. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101973000200004