1991
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89101991000600010
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Brazil is getting older: demographic changes and epidemiological challenges

Abstract: Brazil is getting older: demographic changes and epidemiological challenges Envelhecimento populacional do Brasil: mudanças demográficas e desafios epidemiológicosRenato P. Veras* VERAS, R.P. Brazil is getting older: demographic changes and epidemiological challenges. Rev. Saú-de públ., S. Paulo, 25 (6): 476-88, 1991. Population ageing is currently a phenomenon not only in developed countries but also in third world countries. In this paper the features of a population's ageing and the process of epidemiologic… Show more

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“…Brazil has been presenting a new demographic pattern characterized by reduction in the population growth rate and by profound transformation in its age structure, with significant increase of the elderly contingent. Those modifications have caused important changes in the population epidemiological profile (23) . NSAID is increasing its potential as a risk factor for peptic ulcer disease because the widespread consumption.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Brazil has been presenting a new demographic pattern characterized by reduction in the population growth rate and by profound transformation in its age structure, with significant increase of the elderly contingent. Those modifications have caused important changes in the population epidemiological profile (23) . NSAID is increasing its potential as a risk factor for peptic ulcer disease because the widespread consumption.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In 1950, with 2.1 million older adults, it ranked 16 th in the world. By 2025 it is expected to stand sixth, with 31.8 million older adults, i.e., in 75 years the population over 60 years old will increase fifteen times, while the overall population will grow five-fold 1 . While the population of elderly can be seen to grow steeply (2-4% per year), the younger population is growing more slowly 2 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A oferta de serviços de saúde acompanha essa disparidade regional, que se reflete tanto no acesso da população aos serviços quanto no estado de saúde das pessoas que vão procurar atendimento. Conseqüentemente, o perfil de morbidade, assim como a estrutura de gastos com a saúde, varia, não só com o grau de envelhecimento populacional, mas também de acordo com as condições sócio-econômicas e de oferta de serviços de cada região 16 .…”
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