Trends in suicide mortality among Brazilian adults and elderly, 1980 - 2006

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 300-309

  Minayo, Maria Cecília de Souza ^a   Pinto, Liana Wernersbach ^a   de Assis, Simone Gonçalves ^a   Cavalcante, Fátima Gonçalves ^a   Mangas, Raimunda Matilde do Nascimento ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aged; Mortality; Suicide; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; TIME;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; BRAZIL; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84860634942     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0034-89102012000200012     Document Type: Article

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