Abstract
Objective: This paper aims to analyze the Non Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) mortality time trend in Brazil. Methodology: This was an epidemiological temporal trend study, with information on NHL deaths from 1980 to 2012 (ICD 9 and 10), standardized by age using the direct method. A Poisson (joinpoint) model was employed to estimate the Annual Percent Change (APC) of NHL mortality. Results: In Brazil and regions, there had a statistical significant increasing trend in the mortality ratio by NHL only from 1989 a 1998 (APC=3,4%; p
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