Analysis of suicide mortality in Brazil: spatial distribution and socioeconomic context

Objective: To perform a spatial analysis of suicide mortality and its correlation with socioeconomic indicators in Brazilian municipalities. Methods: This is an ecological study with Brazilian municipalities as a unit of analysis. Data on deaths from suicide and contextual variables were analyzed....

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Main Authors: Ana P. Dantas, Ulicélia N. de Azevedo, Aryelly D. Nunes, Ana E. Amador, Marilane V. Marques, Isabelle R. Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2017-08-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462017005014104&lng=en&tlng=en