Suicide rates and trends in São Paulo, Brazil, according to gender, age and demographic aspects: A joinpoint regression analysis;Taxas de suicídio e tendências em São Paulo, Brasil, de acordo com gênero, faixa etária e aspectos demográficos

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 286-293

  Bando, Daniel H ^a   Brunoni, André R ^a   Fernandes, Tiótrefis G ^a,b   Benseñor, Isabela M ^a   Lotufo, Paulo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Epidemiology; High risk group; Public health; Regression analysis; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; BRAZIL; CAUSE OF DEATH; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; RACE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUICIDE;

EID: 84870628615     PISSN: 15164446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbp.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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