Suicide trends and characteristics among persons in the Guaraní Kaiowá and Ñandeva communities - Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, 2000-2005

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-9

  Coloma, C ^a   Hoffman, J S ^b   Gawryszewski, V P ^b   Bennett, M D ^c   Crosby, A E ^c  

^a UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

^b State Health Dept of São Paulo   (Brazil)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; STATISTICS; SUICIDE;

ADULT; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SUICIDE;

EID: 33846455425     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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