The impact of suicide on morbidity and mortality in the population of Itabira O impacto do suicídio sobre a morbimortalidade na população de Itabira
The suicide rates in Itabira, a city with 100,000 inhabitants, are higher than those of the Brazilian population. To understand the phenomenon we investigated morbidity and mortality through a descriptive epidemiological study, with emphasis to external causes and specific subgroups. Suicide was stu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva
2006-06-01
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| Series: | Ciência & Saúde Coletiva |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-81232006000200018 |