2015
DOI: 10.5935/2238-3182.20150025
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The temporal trend of the smoking endemic disease in Brazil

Abstract: No Brasil, as doenças causadas pelo tabagismo são responsáveis por 47,6% do total de mortes, com destaque para as doenças do aparelho circulatório (31,3% dos óbitos) e as neoplasias (16,3%). Ocorre nesse momento período de transição epidemiológica caracterizada por três mudanças básicas: substituição das doenças transmissíveis por não transmissíveis, o deslocamento da morbimortalidade dos grupos mais jovens para os mais idosos e a transformação de situação em que predomina a mortalidade para outra em que se ob… Show more

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“…The decrease in body mass and water are examples of these alterations intrinsic to the aging process, and can interfere with the pharmacokinetics of drugs, enhancing the harmful effects of chemical substances and worsening the prognosis of the elderly compared to younger individuals. 28 The harm caused by alcoholism may appear in the short term, such as a hangover, amnesia, involvement in traffic accidents; or in the long term, as a contribution to the development of non-communicable chronic diseases, dependence, liver cirrhosis, cognitive deficits and some types of cancer 29 . Among the results of chronic alcoholism in the elderly population, cognitive and intellectual deficits, impairments in global behavior, increased number of comorbidities and poor prognosis of other health problems common to age can be highlighted 30 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The decrease in body mass and water are examples of these alterations intrinsic to the aging process, and can interfere with the pharmacokinetics of drugs, enhancing the harmful effects of chemical substances and worsening the prognosis of the elderly compared to younger individuals. 28 The harm caused by alcoholism may appear in the short term, such as a hangover, amnesia, involvement in traffic accidents; or in the long term, as a contribution to the development of non-communicable chronic diseases, dependence, liver cirrhosis, cognitive deficits and some types of cancer 29 . Among the results of chronic alcoholism in the elderly population, cognitive and intellectual deficits, impairments in global behavior, increased number of comorbidities and poor prognosis of other health problems common to age can be highlighted 30 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%