Temporal trends and spatial distribution of unsafe abortion in Brazil, 1996-2012

OBJECTIVE To analyze temporal trends and distribution patterns of unsafe abortion in Brazil. METHODS Ecological study based on records of hospital admissions of women due to abortion in Brazil between 1996 and 2012, obtained from the Hospital Information System of the Ministry of Health. We esti...

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Main Authors: Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo, Mauricélia da Silveira Lima, Carlos Henrique Alencar, Alberto Novaes Ramos Jr, Francisco Herlânio Costa Carvalho, Márcia Maria Tavares Machado, Jorg Heukelbach
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=S0034-89102014000300508&lng=en&tlng=en