Mortality caused by firearms in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A spatial analysis;Mortalidade por armas de fogo no estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil: Uma analise espacial

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 161-170

  Szwarcwald, Célia Landman ^a   De Castilho, Euclides Ayres ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIME; MORTALITY; URBAN AREA; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CRIME; DRUG TRAFFIC; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVENTION; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BRAZIL; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0031762324     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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