Suicide in Brazil, 2004-2010: the importance of small counties Suicidios en el Brasil, 2004-2010: la importancia de los municipios pequeños

OBJECTIVE: To describe suicide rates by county size in the five geopolitical areas of Brazil. METHODS: This was an ecological, descriptive study of suicide deaths in Brazil that occurred among the population 10 years of age and older in 2004-2010. Data were obtained from the National Mortality Infor...

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Main Authors: Letícia Marín-León, Helenice Bosco de Oliveira, Neury José Botega
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2012-11-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892012001100005