Association between firearms and mortality in Brazil, 1990 to 2017: a global burden of disease Brazil study

• Main Authors: Deborah Carvalho Malta (Author), Adauto Martins Soares Filho (Author), Isabella Vitral Pinto (Author), Maria Cecília de Souza Minayo (Author), Cheila Marina Lima (Author), Ísis Eloah Machado (Author), Renato Azeredo Teixeira (Author), Otaliba Libânio Morais Neto (Author), Roberto Marini Ladeira (Author), Edgar Merchan-Hamann (Author), Maria de Fatima Marinho de Souza (Author), Cíntia Honório Vasconcelos (Author), Carlos Cezar Flores Vidotti (Author), Ewerton Cousin (Author), Scott Glenn (Author), Catherine Bisignano (Author), Adrienne Chew (Author), Antonio Luiz Ribeiro (Author), Mohsen Naghavi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Brazil leads the world in number of firearm deaths and ranks sixth by country in rate of firearm deaths per 100,000 people. This study aims to analyze trends in and burden of mortality by firearms, according to age and sex, for Brazil, and the association between these deaths and...