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Regional Trends in Ageing and Health for Portugal, 2011-2031

The objective of this paper was to produce regional demographic projections for the Portuguese population by sex, age group and level of educational attainment, for the period 2011-2031. We considered fertility, mortality and migration differentials by level of education projected by NUTS II region using the multistate cohort-component method with a block Leslie matrix. Two […]
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Impact of the Demographic and Educational Structure on Health Outcomes: A Prospective Analysis for the Portuguese Population

Diarrheal disease is among the leading causes of death in children younger than 5 years, especially in developing countries. The aim of this study was to investigate the most frequent etiological agents of diarrhea and its associated factors in children younger than 5 years attending the Bengo General Hospital in Angola. From September 2012 through […]
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