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

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

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 relat...

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Main Authors: Amélia Augusta de Lima Friche, Uriel Moreira Silva, Usama Bilal, Olga L. Sarmiento, Maria Angélica de Salles Dias, Francisco Javier Prado-Galbarro, Roberto Briceño-León, Marcio Alazraqui, Ana V. Diez-Roux, Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-04-01
Series:The Lancet Regional Health. Americas
Subjects:
Homicide
Urban health
Latin America
Mortality
Urban form
Social factors
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667193X23000509

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