Impact of income inequality and other social determinants on suicide rate in Brazil.

PURPOSE: To analyze whether income inequality and other social determinants are associated with suicide rate in Brazil. METHOD: This study used panel data from all 5,507 Brazilian municipalities from 2000 to 2011. Suicide rates were calculated by sex and standardized by age for each municipality and...

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Main Authors: Daiane Borges Machado, Davide Rasella, Darci Neves Dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4416030?pdf=render