Violence-related injury in emergency departments in Brazil

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

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 400-408

  Gawryszewski, Vilma Pinheiro ^a,b,c   Da Silva, Marta Maria Alves ^d   Malta, Deborah Carvalho ^d   Kegler, Scott R ^e   Mercy, James A ^e   Mascarenhas, Márcio Dênis Medeiros ^d   Neto, Otaliba Libânio Morais ^d  

^a AIDS Reference and Training Center   (Brazil)

^b PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^c Ministry of Health ^*  (Brazil)

^d MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE   (Brazil)

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

Author keywords

Aggression; Brazil; Emergency medical services; Suicide; Violence

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INJURY; LOGISTICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUICIDE; VIOLENCE;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 61849148782     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892008001200004     Document Type: Article

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