Mapping disparities in homicide trends across Brazil: 2000-2014

• Main Authors: Elaine Okanyene Nsoesie (Author), Antonio S. Lima Neto (Author), Jonathan Jay (Author), Hailun Wang (Author), Kate Zinszer (Author), Sudipta Saha (Author), Adyasha Maharana (Author), Fatima Marinho (Author), Adauto Martins Soares Filho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Homicides are a major problem in Brazil. Drugs and arms trafficking, and land conflicts are three of the many factors driving homicide rates in Brazil. Understanding long-term spatiotemporal trends and social structural factors associated with homicides in Brazil would be useful...