Homicide and impunity: an ecological analysis at state level in Brazil Homicidio e impunidad: análisis ecológico a nivel de estado en Brasil Homicídio e impunidade: análise ecológica em nível de estado no Brasil

Homicide and impunity: an ecological analysis at state level in Brazil Homicidio e impunidad: análisis ecológico a nivel de estado en Brasil Homicídio e impunidade: análise ecológica em nível de estado no Brasil

OBJECTIVE: To assess a new impunity index and variables that have been found to predict variation in homicide rates in other geographical levels as predictive of state-level homicide rates in Brazil. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional ecological study. Data from the mortality information system rel...

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Main Authors: Paulo Nadanovsky, Roger Keller Celeste, Margo Wilson, Martin Daly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2009-10-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Homicidio
Causas Externas
Violencia
Factores Socioeconómicos
Inequidad Social
Estudios Ecológicos
Estudios Transversales
Homicídio
Violência
Fatores Socioeconômicos
Iniqüidade Social
Estudos Ecológicos
Estudos Transversais
Homicide
External Causes
Violence
Socioeconomic Factors
Social Inequity
Ecological Studies
Cross-Sectional Studies
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