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Female homicides in the state of São Paulo, Brazil: a time series analysis from 1980 to 2022

Edson Zangiacomi Martinez1, Claudia Benedita Dos Santos2, Elisangela Aparecida da Silva Lizzi3

  • 1Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto - Ribeirão Preto (SP), Brazil.

Revista Brasileira De Epidemiologia = Brazilian Journal of Epidemiology
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