Spatial study of homicide rates in the state of Bahia, Brazil, 1996-2010

OBJECTIVE To analyze the spatial distribution of homicide mortality in the state of Bahia, Northeastern Brazil. METHODS Ecological study of the 15 to 39-year old male population in the state of Bahia in the period 1996-2010. Data from the Mortality Information System, relating to homicide (X85-Y...

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Main Authors: Tiago Oliveira de Souza, Liana Wernersbach Pinto, Edinilsa Ramos de Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-06-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102014000300468&lng=en&tlng=en