Temporal trends and spatial distribution of unsafe abortion in Brazil, 1996-2012

• Main Authors: Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo (Author), Mauricélia da Silveira Lima (Author), Carlos Henrique Alencar (Author), Alberto Novaes Ramos Jr (Author), Francisco Herlânio Costa Carvalho (Author), Márcia Maria Tavares Machado (Author), Jorg Heukelbach (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE To analyze temporal trends and distribution patterns of unsafe abortion in Brazil. METHODS Ecological study based on records of hospital admissions of women due to abortion in Brazil between 1996 and 2012, obtained from the Hospital Information System of the Ministry of Health. We estimate...