Suicide and attempts suicide by exogenous intoxication in Rio de Janeiro: analysis of data from official health information
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* This research project was funded by the Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ – State of Rio de Janeiro Research Support Foundation – Process number E-26/101.416/2009). Corresponding author: Simone Agadir Santos. Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ. Praça Jorge Machado Moreira, 100 (Próximo à Prefeitura Universitária da UFRJ), Ilha do Fundão Cidade Universitária, 21944-970 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil Abstract
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Suicide and attempts suicide by exogenous intoxication in Rio de Janeiro: analysis of data from official health information systems, 2006-2008.
OBJECTIVE To describe the profile of suicide and attempts suicide by exogenous intoxication and completeness of data from the Center for Poisoning Control in Niterói City (CCIn), Information System for Notifiable Diseases (Sinan), and Mortality Information System (SIM) for Rio de Janeiro state (RJ). METHODS It was verified the frequency of suicide attempts and mortality in Rio de Janeiro stat...
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