Variation in youth and young adult homicide rates and their association with city characteristics in Latin America: the SALURBAL studyResearch in context

• Main Authors: Amélia Augusta de Lima Friche (Author), Uriel Moreira Silva (Author), Usama Bilal (Author), Olga L. Sarmiento (Author), Maria Angélica de Salles Dias (Author), Francisco Javier Prado-Galbarro (Author), Roberto Briceño-León (Author), Marcio Alazraqui (Author), Ana V. Diez-Roux (Author), Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is one of the most urbanized and violent regions worldwide. Homicides in youth (15-24 years old, yo) and young adults (25-39yo) are an especially pressing public health problem. Yet there is little research on how city characteristics relate...