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Suicide and meteorological factors in São Paulo, Brazil, 1996-2011: a time seri...
Bando,Daniel H.; Teng,Chei T.; Volpe,Fernando M.; Masi,Eduardo de; Pereira,Luiz A.; Braga,Alfésio L.Objective: Considering the scarcity of reports from intertropical latitudes and the Southern Hemisphere, we aimed to examine the association between meteorological factors and suicide in São Paulo. Method: Weekly suicide records stratified by sex were gathered. Weekly averages for minimum, mean, and maximum temperature (°C), insolation (hours), irradiation (MJ/m2), relative humidity (%), atmospheric pressure (m...
Suicide rates and trends in São Paulo, Brazil, according to gender, age and dem...
Bando,Daniel H.; Brunoni,André R.; Fernandes,Tiótrefis G.; Benseñor,Isabela M.; Lotufo,Paulo A.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate suicide rates and trends in São Paulo by sex, age-strata, and methods. METHODS: Data was collected from State registry from 1996 to 2009. Population was estimated using the National Census. We utilized joinpoint regression analysis to explore temporal trends. We also evaluated marital status, ethnicity, birthplace and methods for suicide. RESULTS: In the period analyzed, 6,002 suicides we...