Hospitalisations and fatality due to respiratory diseases according to a national database in Brazil: a longitudinal study.
Darllane Azevedo LemosLuiza Gabriela de Araújo FonsecaRencio Bento FlorêncioJosé Alexandre Barbosa de AlmeidaIllia Nadinne Dantas Florentino LimaLucien Peroni GualdiPublished in: BMJ open respiratory research (2024)
RDs affected the Brazilian population and impaired the health system, especially the hospital environment. The south/southeast regions were the most affected, and the ageing process contributed to the increased incidence of RDs.